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Acts 27:28

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— 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 (KJV 1769) [2]
— And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found [it] fifteen fathoms.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms: and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found [it] fifteen fathoms.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— and having sounded found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther and having again sounded they found fifteen fathoms;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— and, sounding, they found twenty fathoms,—and, going a little further, and again sounding, they found fifteen fathoms.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Who also sounding, found twenty fathoms: and going on a little further, they found fifteen fathoms.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And sounded, ? found it twentie fathoms: and when they had gone a litle further, they sounded againe, and found fifteene fathoms.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And sounded, and found it twentie fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded againe, and found it fifteene fathoms.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— So they cast the sounding lead, and found twenty fathoms; and again, they sailed a little farther, and took soundings and found fifteen fathoms.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— And they cast the lead, and found twenty cubits; and again a little they proceeded, and found fifteen cubits.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— And they cast the lead, and found twenty fathoms. And again they advanced a little, and they found fifteen fathoms.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And 2532
{2532} Prime
καί
kai
{kahee}
Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.
sounded, 1001
{1001} Prime
βολίζω
bolizo
{bol-id'-zo}
From G1002; to heave the lead.
z5660
<5660> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 714
and found 2147
{2147} Prime
εὑρίσκω
heurisko
{hyoo-ris'-ko}
A prolonged form of a primary word εὕρω [[heuro]], {hyoo'-ro}; which (together with another cognate form, εὑρέω [[heureo]], {hyoo-reh'-o}) is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect; to find (literally or figuratively).
z5627
<5627> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 2138 plus 1 in a variant reading in a footnote
[it] twenty 1501
{1501} Prime
εἴκοσι
eikosi
{i'-kos-ee}
Of uncertain affinity; a score.
fathoms: 3712
{3712} Prime
ὀργυιά
orguia
{org-wee-ah'}
From G3713; a stretch of the arms, that is, a fathom.
and 1161
{1161} Prime
δέ
de
{deh}
A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.
when they had gone y1339
[1339] Standard
διΐστημι
diistemi
{dee-is'-tay-mee}
From G1223 and G2476; to stand apart, that is, (reflexively) to remove, intervene.
z5660
<5660> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 714
a little further, 1024
{1024} Prime
βραχύς
brachus
{brakh-ooce'}
Of uncertain affinity; short (of time, place, quantity, or number).
x1339
(1339) Complement
διΐστημι
diistemi
{dee-is'-tay-mee}
From G1223 and G2476; to stand apart, that is, (reflexively) to remove, intervene.
they sounded 1001
{1001} Prime
βολίζω
bolizo
{bol-id'-zo}
From G1002; to heave the lead.
z5660
<5660> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 714
again, 3825
{3825} Prime
πάλιν
palin
{pal'-in}
Probably from the same as G3823 (through the idea of oscillatory repetition); (adverbially) anew, that is, (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjugationally) furthermore or on the other hand.
and 2532
{2532} Prime
καί
kai
{kahee}
Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.
found 2147
{2147} Prime
εὑρίσκω
heurisko
{hyoo-ris'-ko}
A prolonged form of a primary word εὕρω [[heuro]], {hyoo'-ro}; which (together with another cognate form, εὑρέω [[heureo]], {hyoo-reh'-o}) is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect; to find (literally or figuratively).
z5627
<5627> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 2138 plus 1 in a variant reading in a footnote
[it] fifteen 1178
{1178} Prime
δεκαπέντε
dekapente
{dek-ap-en'-teh}
From G1176 and G4002; ten and five, that is, fifteen.
fathoms. 3712
{3712} Prime
ὀργυιά
orguia
{org-wee-ah'}
From G3713; a stretch of the arms, that is, a fathom.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Acts 27:27-29.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Acts 27:21-44.

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