Acts 27:39 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 27:39 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Ὅτε
hóte
G3753
when
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἡμέρα
hēméra
G2250
day
ἐγένετο
gínomai
G1096
to become
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
γῆν
gē
G1093
earth
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἐπεγίνωσκον
epiginṓskō
G1921
to know thoroughly
κόλπον
kólpos
G2859
bosom
δέ
dé
G1161
but
τινα
tìs
G5100
a certain
κατενόουν
katanoéō
G2657
to observe
ἔχοντα
échō
G2192
to have
αἰγιαλὸν
aigialós
G123
shore
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
ὃν
hós
G3739
who
ἐβουλεύοντο
bouleúō
G1011
to deliberate
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
δύναιντο
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
ἐξῶσαι
exōthéō
G1856
to drive out
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πλοῖον
ploîon
G4143
ship
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World English Bible Public Domain
When it was day, they didn't recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And when day came, they were not recognizing the land, but they were noticing a certain bay having a beach, onto which they were discussing whether they might be able to drive the ship.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).