ACTS 27:28 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.”
They took soundings and found the water was one hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep. - The sailors take repeated 'soundings' (bolizō, bolizō-'sound, take a sounding with a weighted line'). The depth drops from 120 feet to 90 feet, confirming approach to land. Luke's specific measurements reflect actual Mediterranean soundings and validate his nautical knowledge. The decreasing depth creates urgency: the ship is nearing rocks and shallows.
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