Acts 27:28

* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.

They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
They took soundings, and found twenty fathoms. After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.
World English Bible (WEB)
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}.
Strong's King James
(28) They cast soundings and found it to be 20 fathoms (c. 37m) and a little further on they took another sounding and found it to be 15 fathoms (c. 18m).
The F.O.G*
[28] They took soundings and found the water was one hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took another sounding and found it was ninety feet deep.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,
Young's Literal Translation

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