Acts 27:28
And they sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
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They took soundings and found the depth to be twenty fathoms. A little later they sounded again and found it to be fifteen fathoms.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
and{G2532} they sounded,{G1001} and found{G2147} twenty{G1501} fathoms;{G3712} and{G1161} after{G1339} a little space,{G1024} they sounded{G1001} again,{G3825} and{G2532} found{G2147} fifteen{G1178} fathoms.{G3712}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And{G2532} sounded{G1001}{(G5660)}, and found{G2147}{(G5627)} it twenty{G1501} fathoms{G3712}: and{G1161} when they had gone{G1339}{(G5660)} a little further{G1024}, they sounded{G1001}{(G5660)} again{G3825}, and{G2532} found{G2147}{(G5627)} it fifteen{G1178} fathoms{G3712}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
and sounded and founde it.xx. feddoms. And when they had gone a lytell further they sounded agayne and founde.xv. feddoms.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
and they cast out the leade, and founde it twetye feddoms: and wha they were gone a litle farther, they cast out the leade agayne, and founde fyftene feddoms.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And sounded, & found it twentie fathoms: and when they had gone a litle further, they sounded againe, and found fifteene fathoms.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And sounded, and founde it twentie faddomes. And when they had gone a litle further, they sounded agayne, and founde it fyfteene faddomes.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found [it] fifteen fathoms.
Webster's Bible (1833)
They took soundings, and found twenty fathoms.{20 fathoms = 120 feet = 36.6 meters} After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.{15 fathoms = 90 feet = 27.4 meters}.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,
American Standard Version (1901)
and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.
American Standard Version (1901)
and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And they let down the lead, and saw that the sea was a hundred and twenty feet deep; and after a little time they did it again and it was ninety feet.
World English Bible (2000)
They took soundings, and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
They took soundings and found the water was twenty fathoms deep; when they had sailed a little farther they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms deep.
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