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28 They took soundings and found it to be one hundred twenty feet deep.[a] After sailing a little farther, they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep.[b] 29 Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.

30 The sailors tried to escape from the ship and had let down the skiff into the sea, pretending they were going to put out anchors from the bow.

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  1. Acts 27:28 Or twenty fathoms (a fathom is about six feet deep)
  2. Acts 27:28 Or fifteen fathoms

28 They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet[a] deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet[b] deep. 29 Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. 30 In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat(A) down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow.

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  1. Acts 27:28 Or about 37 meters
  2. Acts 27:28 Or about 27 meters