ACTS 27:38 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.”
When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea. - After eating, the crew makes a final sacrifice: 'lightening the ship by throwing the grain into the sea' (koupizo to ploion ekballo sitos, koupizo to ploion ekballo sitos-'lighten the vessel by casting out the grain'). Earlier (v. 18), they threw cargo to slow the ship's sinking; now they jettison the remaining grain (probably the ballast) to reduce weight as they approach shallows. Each action is calculated risk.
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