Acts 27:29
World English Bible (WEB)
Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.
In context
27 But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.
28 They took soundings and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.
29 Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.
30 As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”
Acts 27:29 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.
- KJV King James Version
- Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and fearing lest on rough places we may fall, out of the stern having cast four anchors, they were wishing day to come.
- DBY Darby Translation
- and fearing lest we should be cast on rocky places, casting four anchors out of the stern, they wished that day were come.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Then fearing lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.