ACTS 27:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:”
As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure. - Near the island Cauda, the crew attempts to secure the small 'lifeboat' (skaphē, skaphē-'small boat, dinghy,' used for rescue). The phrase 'hardly able to make...secure' (molis ischyo, molis ischyo-'scarcely able') shows the storm's ferocity. The lifeboat is essential for survival; securing it is the crew's first priority amid chaos. This detail is vivid and exact, reflecting actual seamanship in ancient storms.
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