Acts 27:17
King James Version
Translation: KJV
15And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.Select Acts 27:15
16And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:Select Acts 27:16
17Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.Select Acts 27:17
18And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;Select Acts 27:18
19And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.Select Acts 27:19
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WEB
27:17 After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.
ASV
27:17 and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.
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