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Selected Verse: Acts 27:18 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 27:18 |
Strong Concordance |
And [1161] we [2257] being exceedingly [4971] tossed with a tempest [5492], the next [1836] day they lightened the ship [1546] [4160]; |
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King James |
And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| They lightened the ship - By throwing out a part of the cargo. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Lightened (ἐκβολὴν ἐποιοῦντο)
Lit., made a casting out. Rev., began to throw the freight overboard. Note the imperfect, began to throw. The whole cargo was not cast overboard: the wheat was reserved to the last extremity (Act 27:38). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| They lightened the ship - Casting the heavy goods into the sea. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Lightened the ship - Of what, we know not; but it was probably cumbrous wares, by which the deck was thronged, and which were prejudicial to the due trim of the vessel. |
38 And [1161] when they had eaten [5160] enough [2880], they lightened [2893] the ship [4143], and cast out [1544] the wheat [4621] into [1519] the sea [2281].