Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,
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
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.
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.
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.
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Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 27:28
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A Violent Storm At Sea
27 And when the fourteenth night came -- we being borne up and down in the Adria -- toward the middle of the night the sailors were supposing that some country drew nigh to them; 28 and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms, 29 and fearing lest on rough places we may fall, out of the stern having cast four anchors, they were wishing day to come.