Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
World English Bible (WEB)
As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,
Strong's King James
And{G1161} as the shipmen{G3492} were about{G2212}{(G5723)} to flee{G5343}{(G5629)} out of{G1537} the ship{G4143}, when{G2532} they had let down{G5465}{(G5660)} the boat{G4627} into{G1519} the sea{G2281}, under colour{G4392} as though{G5613} they would{G3195}{(G5723)} have cast{G1614}{(G5721)} anchors{G45} out of{G1537} the foreship{G4408},
The F.O.G *
(30) But as sailors tried to escape from the boat they let down the skiff into the sea on the pretext of going to extend anchors from the bow,
The F.O.G Message *
Young's Literal Translation
And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat to the sea, in pretence as if out of the foreship they are about to cast anchors,