Acts 27:28

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Original Language Text
greek
καὶ βολίσαντες εὗρον ὀργυιὰς εἴκοσι, βραχὺ δὲ διαστήσαντες καὶ πάλιν βολίσαντες εὗρον ὀργυιὰς δεκαπέντε·
English Translation
And having thrown, they found twenty yards; and having measured a little distance again and thrown, they found fifteen yards.

and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.

and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.

And they let down the lead, and saw that the sea was a hundred and twenty feet deep; and after a little time they did it again and it was ninety feet.

and having sounded found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther and having again sounded they found fifteen fathoms;

Who also sounding, found twenty fathoms; and going on a little further, they found fifteen fathoms.

And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,

But Paul told the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless the crew stays with the ship, you will be lost.”

They took soundings, and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

And sounded, and found it twentie fathoms: and when they had gone a litle further, they sounded againe, and found fifteene fathoms.

And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,

And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

They dropped a weighted line and found that the water was 120 feet deep. But a little later they measured again and found it was only 90 feet deep.

And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

They took soundings, and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

They took soundings, and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,