Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.

Taken up, etc

The rudder bands

Bible References

Taken up, etc

Acts 27:29
Then, fearing that by chance we might come on to the rocks, they let down four hooks from the back of the ship, and made prayers for the coming of day.

The rudder bands

Isaiah 33:23
Your cords have become loose; they were not able to make strong the support of their sails, the sail was not stretched out: then the blind will take much property, the feeble-footed will make division of the goods of war.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain