Acts 27:28

In 9 translations

BSB

They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.20 fathoms is approximately 120 feet or 36.6 meters.15 fathoms is approximately 90 feet or 27.4 meters.

KJV

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

WEB

They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.20 fathoms = 120 feet = 36.6 meters15 fathoms = 90 feet = 27.4 meters

ASV

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

LSV

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

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

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

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SBLGNT

καὶ βολίσαντες εὗρον ὀργυιὰς εἴκοσι, βραχὺ δὲ διαστήσαντες καὶ πάλιν βολίσαντες εὗρον ὀργυιὰς δεκαπέντε·

RP2018

καὶ βολίσαντες εὗρον ὀργυιὰς εἴκοσι· βραχὺ δὲ διαστήσαντες, καὶ πάλιν βολίσαντες, εὗρον ὀργυιὰς δεκαπέντε·

TR-Boyd

καὶ βολίσαντες εὗρον ὀργυιὰς εἴκοσι· βραχὺ δὲ διαστήσαντες, καὶ πάλιν βολίσαντες, εὗρον ὀργυιὰς δεκαπέντε·

SCR1894

και βολισαντες ευρον οργυιας εικοσι βραχυ δε διαστησαντες και παλιν βολισαντες ευρον οργυιας δεκαπεντε

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