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Berean Standard Bible

“Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.”

Acts 27:30

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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,

King James Version (KJV)

And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then the sailors made attempts secretly to get away from the ship, letting down a boat as if they were about to put down hooks from the front of the ship;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces procurando los marineros huir de la nave, echado que hubieron el esquife á la mar, aparentando como que querían largar las anclas de proa,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Los marineros querían escapar del barco. Por eso comenzaron a bajar el bote salvavidas al mar. Hacían como que iban a echar algunas anclas por la parte delantera del barco.

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