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Acts 27:39

37 In all, there were 276 of us on board.

38 After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

40 Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.

41 But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.

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BSB
When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
KJV
And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
WEB
When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.
ASV
And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they perceived a certain bay with a beach, and they took counsel whether they could drive the ship upon it.
DARBY
And when it was day they did not recognise the land; but they perceived a certain bay having a strand, on which they were minded, if they should be able, to run the ship ashore;
BLB
And when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay, having a shore on which they decided to drive the ship if they could.
ÅB
Da det nå ble dag, kjente de ikke landet, men de ble var en vik som hadde en strand; der bestemte de seg til å sette skipet på land om det var mulig.
OTB
Da dagslyset kom, kjente de ikke igjen landet, men de så en bukt med en sandstrand, hvor de planla å sette skipet på grunn hvis de kunne.
B1930
Da det nu blev dag, kjente de ikke landet, men de blev var en vik som hadde en strand; der bestemte de sig til å sette skibet på land om det var mulig.

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