Verse Comparison: Acts 27:28
American Standard Version
and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.
Amplified® Bible
So they took soundings and found twenty fathoms, and a little farther on they sounded again and found fifteen fathoms.
Contemporary English Version
They measured and found that the water was about one hundred twenty feet deep. A little later they measured again and found it was only about ninety feet.
Darby English Version
and having sounded found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther and having again sounded they found fifteen fathoms;
Good News Bible
So they dropped a line with a weight tied to it and found that the water was one hundred and twenty feet deep; a little later they did the same and found that it was ninety feet deep.
International Standard Version
On taking soundings, they found a depth of twenty fathoms. A little later they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms.
King James Version
And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.
New American Standard Bible
They took soundings and found {it to be} twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found {it to be} fifteen fathoms.
New International Version
They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep.
New King James Version
And they took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, they took soundings again and found it to be fifteen fathoms.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They took soundings and found it to measure twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to measure fifteen fathoms.
Young's Literal Translation
and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,
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