Parallel Verses

Williams New Testament

On taking soundings they found a depth of twenty fathoms; and a little later again taking soundings, they found it was fifteen.

New American Standard Bible

They took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to be fifteen fathoms.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

They took a sounding and found it to be 120 feet deep; when they had sailed a little farther and sounded again, they found it to be 90 feet deep.

International Standard Version

After taking soundings, they found the depth to be twenty fathoms. A little later, they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms.

A Conservative Version

And having tossed lead, they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and having tossed lead again, they found fifteen fathoms.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

So they took soundings [using a weighted line] and found [the depth to be] twenty fathoms (120 feet); and a little farther on they sounded again and found [the depth to be] fifteen fathoms (90 feet).

An Understandable Version

So, they tested for depth and found [they were in] feet [of water]. Then a little later they tested again and found it to be 90 Feet.

Anderson New Testament

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

Bible in Basic English

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.

Common New Testament

They took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took soundings again and found it to be fifteen fathoms.

Daniel Mace New Testament

they threw the line and sounded twenty fathom water: a little further they sounded again, and came to fifteen fathom:

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

And having sounded, they found it twenty fathoms; and moving on a short distance, and sounding again, they found it fifteen fathoms;

Goodspeed New Testament

On taking soundings, they found a depth of twenty fathoms, and a little later, taking soundings again, they found a depth of fifteen.

John Wesley New Testament

And sounding, they found twenty fathoms; and having gone a little farther, sounding again, they found fifteen fathoms.

Julia Smith Translation

And having sounded, they found twenty fathoms; and having removed a little, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And taking soundings, they found twenty fathoms. So going on a little [further] and taking soundings again, they found fifteen fathoms.

Modern King James verseion

And sounding they found it twenty fathoms; and moving a little further, and sounding again, they found it fifteen fathoms.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Moffatt New Testament

On taking soundings they found twenty fathoms, and a little further on, when they sounded again, they found fifteen.

Montgomery New Testament

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

NET Bible

They took soundings and found the water was twenty fathoms deep; when they had sailed a little farther they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms deep.

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

And sounding they found twenty fathoms, and going a little distance and sounding again they found fifteen fathoms;

The Emphasized Bible

and, sounding, they found twenty fathoms, - and, going a little further, and again sounding, they found fifteen fathoms.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

and sounding, had twenty fathoms; then passing on a little farther, and sounding again, they had fifteen fathoms.

Twentieth Century New Testament

So they took soundings, and found twenty fathoms of water. After waiting a little, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

So they hove the lead and found twenty fathoms of water; and after a short time they hove again and found fifteen fathoms.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

and, sounding, they found twenty fathoms; and, going a little further, and again sounding, they found fifteen fathoms.

Worsley New Testament

and sounding they found it twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, and sounded again, they found it fifteen fathoms.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

βολίζω 
Bolizo 
Usage: 2

and found
εὑρίσκω 
heurisko 
find,
Usage: 130

it twenty
εἴκοσι 
Eikosi 
Usage: 11

ὀργυιά 
Orguia 
Usage: 2

and
δέ 
De 

but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 2184
Usage: 0

διΐ́στημε 
Diistemi 
the space of ... after, go further, be parted
Usage: 3

βραχύς 
Brachus 
Usage: 7

βολίζω 
Bolizo 
Usage: 2

πάλιν 
Palin 
Usage: 120

εὑρίσκω 
heurisko 
find,
Usage: 130

it fifteen
δεκαπέντε 
Dekapente 
Usage: 3

References

Verse Info

Context Readings

A Violent Storm At Sea

27 It was now the fourteenth night and we were drifting on the Adriatic sea, when at midnight the sailors suspected that land was near. 28 On taking soundings they found a depth of twenty fathoms; and a little later again taking soundings, they found it was fifteen. 29 Since they were afraid of our going on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern, and kept wishing for daylight to come.


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