Acts 27:40

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

So they cut loose the anchors and left them in the sea, untied the ropes that held the rudders, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders; and hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And when they had taken vp the ancres they comytted them selves vnto the see and lowsed the rudder bondes and hoysed vp ye mayne sayle to the wynde and drue to londe.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whan they had take vp the anckers, they commytted them selues to the see, and lowsed the rudder bandes, and hoyssed vp the mayne sayle to the wynde, and drue towarde londe.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    So when they had taken vp the ankers, they committed the ship vnto the sea, and loosed the rudder bonds, and hoised vp the maine saile to the winde, and drewe to the shore.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when they had taken vp the anckers, they committed themselues vnto the sea, and loosed the rudder bondes, and hoyssed vp the mayne sayle to the wynde, and drewe to lande.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the anchors having taken up, they were committing `it' to the sea, at the same time -- having loosed the bands of the rudders, and having hoisted up the mainsail to the wind -- they were making for the shore,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders; and hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders; and hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So cutting away the hooks, and letting them go into the sea, and freeing the cords of the guiding-blades, and lifting up the sail to the wind, they went in the direction of the inlet.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So they slipped the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage that bound the steering oars together. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and steered toward the beach.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 33:23 : 23 Your ropes hang loose; they cannot hold the base of the mast firm, nor spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will seize the plunder.
  • Acts 27:29-30 : 29 Fearing that we might run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. 30 The sailors tried to escape from the ship, lowering the lifeboat into the sea under the pretense of laying out anchors from the bow.

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    26But we must run aground on some island.

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