New American Standard Bible 1995

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28

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.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
They took to heave the lead V-APA-NMP H1001 βολίσαντες bolisantes
soundings to heave the lead V-APA-NMP H1001 βολίσαντες bolisantes
and found to find V-AIA-3P H2147 εὗρον euron
[it to be] twenty twenty Adj-AFP H1501 εἴκοσι eikosi
fathoms; a fathom (the length of the outstretched arms) N-AFP H3712 ὀργυιὰς orguias
and a little short, little Adj-ANS H1024 βραχὺ brachu
farther to set apart, to intervene, make an interval V-APA-NMP H1339 διαστήσαντες diastēsantes
on they took to heave the lead V-APA-NMP H1001    
another back (of place), again (of time), further Adv H3825 πάλιν palin
sounding to heave the lead V-APA-NMP H1001    
and found to find V-AIA-3P H2147 εὗρον euron
[it to be] fifteen fifteen Adj-AFP H1178 δεκαπέντε dekapente
fathoms. a fathom (the length of the outstretched arms) N-AFP H3712 ὀργυιὰς orguias

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New American Standard Bible 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.
King James Bible They took soundings And sounded, and found it to be twenty fathoms; fathoms: and when they had gone a little farther on further, they took another sounding sounded again, and found it to be fifteen fathoms.
Berean Bible They took soundings and And having taken soundings, they found it to be twenty fathoms; and fathoms. Then having gone a little farther on and having taken soundings again, they took another sounding and found it to be fifteen fathoms.
Hebrew Greek English 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.