28 And taking soundings, they found twenty fathoms. So going on a little further and taking soundings again, they found fifteen fathoms. 29 And because they[a] were afraid lest somewhere we run aground against rough places, they threw down four anchors from the stern and[b] prayed for day to come.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 27:29 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were afraid”) which is understood as causal
  2. Acts 27:29 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“threw down”) has been translated as a finite verb