Acts 27:28 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and having sounded they found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther, and again having sounded, they found fifteen fathoms,

and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.

English Amplified

So they took soundings and found twenty fathoms, and a little farther on they sounded again and found fifteen fathoms.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So they took soundings and found twenty fathoms, and a little farther on they sounded again and found fifteen fathoms.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They took soundings and found it to be a hundred and twenty feet deep; when they had sailed a little farther and sounded again, they found it to be ninety feet deep.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

and having sounded found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther and having again sounded they found fifteen fathoms;

English EASY 2024

So they used a rope to measure how deep the water was. They saw that the water was nearly 40 metres deep. A short time later they did this again. This time the water was only 30 metres deep.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

They threw a rope into the water with a weight on the end of it. They found that the water was 120 feet deep. They went a little farther and threw the rope in again. It was 90 feet deep.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

So they took a sounding and found twenty fathoms. A little farther on they took a sounding again and found fifteen fathoms.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

So they threw a line with a weight on it into the water. It sank 120 feet. They waited a little while and did the same thing again. This time the line sank 90 feet.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They took a sounding and found it to be 120 feet deep; when they had sailed a little farther and sounded again, they found it to be 90 feet deep.

English KJV 1611

And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

And when they took soundings, they found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to be fifteen fathoms.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They took soundings and found the water to be one hundred and twenty feet deep. When they had gone a little farther, they took soundings again and found it to be ninety feet deep.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

They took soundings and found twenty fathoms; a little farther on, they again took soundings and found fifteen fathoms.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

They took soundings and found the water was twenty fathoms deep; when they had sailed a little farther they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms deep.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They measured how deep the water was. They found that it was 120 feet deep. A short time later they measured the water again. This time it was 90 feet deep.

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.

English NKJ 1982

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.

They took soundings and found the water was only 120 feet deep. A little later they sounded again and found only 90 feet.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So they took soundings and found twenty fathoms; a little farther on they took soundings again and found fifteen fathoms.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

So they took soundings and discovered that the water was about 120 feet deep. After sailing a short distance, they again took soundings and found it was only ninety feet deep.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

So they sounded and found twenty fathoms; a little farther on they sounded again and found fifteen fathoms.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

They sounded and found 120 feet of water below them. A little later they sounded again and found only 90 feet.

English Tyndale 1537

and they sounded, and found it twenty fathoms; (And when) they went(had gone) a little further and(they) sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.