KJV King James Version
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
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Acts 27:30
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
WEB World English Bible
As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,
ASV American Standard Version
And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat to the sea, in pretence as if out of the foreship they are about to cast anchors,
Surrounding context — Acts 27
27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
28 And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found [it] fifteen fathoms.
29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought [them] all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
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τῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenναυτῶνG3492 · nautēssailorζητούντωνG2212 · zēteōto seekφυγεῖνG5343 · pheugōto fleeἐκG1537 · ekout fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoπλοίουG4143 · ploionboatκαὶG2532 · kaiandχαλασάντωνG5465 · chalaōto lowerτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoσκάφηνG4627 · skaphēlifeboatεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθάλασσανG2281 · thalassaseaπροφάσειG4392 · prophasispretenseὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἐκG1537 · ekout fromπρῴρηςG4408 · prōrabowἀγκύραςG45 · agkuraanchorμελλόντωνG3195 · mellōto ensueἐκτείνεινG1614 · ekteinōto stretch out
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