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Wycliffe Bible

Acts 27:38

And thei weren fillid with mete, and dischargiden the schip, and castiden whete in to the see.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Mariners (Sailors);   Paul;   Prophecy;   Thompson Chain Reference - Wheat;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Crete;   Euroclydon;   Julius;   Melita;   Ship;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Paul;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Alexandria;   Centurion;   Joseph;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Italy;   Nero;   Ships and Boats;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Arts;   Sea ;   Ship ;   Wheat ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Melita;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ship;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Lycia;   Ships and Boats;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the grain overboard into the sea.
King James Version (1611)
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
King James Version
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
English Standard Version
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
New American Standard Bible
When they had eaten enough, they began lightening the ship by throwing the wheat out into the sea.
New Century Version
When they had eaten all they wanted, they began making the ship lighter by throwing the grain into the sea.
Amplified Bible
After they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the wheat [from Egypt] overboard into the sea.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
Legacy Standard Bible
And when they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
Berean Standard Bible
After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
Contemporary English Version
and after everyone had eaten, they threw the cargo of wheat into the sea to make the ship lighter.
Complete Jewish Bible
After they had eaten all they wanted, they lightened the ship by dumping the grain into the sea.
Darby Translation
And having satisfied themselves with food, they lightened the ship, casting out the wheat into the sea.
Easy-to-Read Version
We ate all we wanted. Then we began making the ship lighter by throwing the grain into the sea.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And whe they had eaten ynough, they lightened the ship, & cast out the wheat into the sea.
George Lamsa Translation
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship by taking the wheat and throwing it into the sea.
Good News Translation
After everyone had eaten enough, they lightened the ship by throwing all the wheat into the sea.
Lexham English Bible
And when they had eaten their fill of food, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.
Literal Translation
And being filled with food, they lightened the ship, throwing the wheat out into the sea.
American Standard Version
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
Bible in Basic English
And when they had had enough food, they made the weight of the ship less, turning the grain out into the sea.
Hebrew Names Version
When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
International Standard Version
After they had eaten all they wanted, they began to lighten the ship by dumping the wheat into the sea.
Etheridge Translation
And when they were satisfied with food, they lightened the ship, and took up the wheat and sent it into the sea.
Murdock Translation
And when they were satisfied with food, they lightened the ship, and took the wheat and cast it into the sea.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when they had eaten enough, they lyghted the shippe, and cast out the wheate into the sea.
English Revised Version
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
World English Bible
When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And when they were satisfied with food, they lightened the ship, casting out the wheat into the sea.
Weymouth's New Testament
After eating a hearty meal they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat overboard.
Update Bible Version
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast the wheat into the sea.
New English Translation
When they had eaten enough to be satisfied, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.
New King James Version
So when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and threw out the wheat into the sea.
New Living Translation
After eating, the crew lightened the ship further by throwing the cargo of wheat overboard.
New Life Bible
After they had eaten, they threw the wheat into the sea so the ship would not be as heavy.
New Revised Standard
After they had satisfied their hunger, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when they were satisfied with food, they began lightening the ship, casting out the wheat into the sea.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea.
Revised Standard Version
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And whe they had eate ynough they lightened ye ship and cast out the wheate into the see.
Young's Literal Translation
and having eaten sufficient nourishment, they were lightening the ship, casting forth the wheat into the sea.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan they had eaten ynough, they lightened the shippe, and cast out the wheate in to the see.
Mace New Testament (1729)
when they had eat enough, they threw the wheat over board to ease the ship:
Simplified Cowboy Version
When everyone had finished, they threw the rest of the grain into the sea to lighten the load on the ship.

Contextual Overview

21 And whanne myche fasting hadde be, thanne Poul stood in the myddil of hem, and seide, A! men, it bihofte, whanne ye herden me, not to haue take awei the schip fro Crete, and gete this wronge and casting out. 22 And now Y counsel you to be of good coumfort, for los of no persoone of you schal be, outakun of the schip. 23 For an aungel of God, whos Y am, and to whom Y serue, stood niy to me in this niyt, and seide, Poul, drede thou not; 24 it bihoueth thee to stonde bifore the emperour. And lo! God hath youun to thee alle that ben in the schip with thee. 25 For which thing, ye men, be ye of good coumfort; for Y bileue to my God, that so it schal be, as it is seid to me. 26 And it bihoueth vs to come into sum yle. 27 But aftirward that in the fourtenthe dai the niyt cam on vs seilinge in the stony see, aboute mydniyt the schipmen supposiden sum cuntre to appere to hem. 28 And thei kesten doun a plommet, and founden twenti pasis of depnesse. And aftir a litil thei weren departid fro thennus, and foundun fiftene pasis. 29 And thei dredden, lest we schulden haue fallun in to scharp placis; and fro the last parti of the schip thei senten foure ankeris, and desiriden that the dai hadde be come. 30 And whanne the schipmen souyten to fle fro the schip, whanne thei hadden sent a litil boot in to the see, vndur colour as thei schulden bigynne to stretche forth the ankeris fro the formere part of the schip,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they lightened: Acts 27:18, Acts 27:19, Job 2:4, Jonah 1:5, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 16:26, Hebrews 12:1

The wheat: The Romans imported corn from Egypt, by way of Alexandria, to which this ship belonged; for a curious account of which see Bryant's treatise on the Euroclydon.

Reciprocal: Ecclesiastes 3:6 - and a time to cast Mark 13:15 - General Luke 12:23 - General Philippians 3:7 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 27:10
and that whanne thow hast brouyt in tho metis, and he hath ete, he blesse thee bifore that he die.
Genesis 27:12
Y drede lest he gesse that Y wolde scorne him, and lest he brynge in cursyng on me for blessyng.
Genesis 27:24
Therfor Isaac blesside him, and seide, Art thou my sone Esau? Jacob answerde, Y am.
Genesis 27:26
Isaac seide to him, My sone, come thou hidir, and yyue to me a cos.
Genesis 27:34
Whanne the wordis of the fadir weren herd, Esau rorid with a greet cry, and was astonyed, and seide, My fadir, blesse thou also me.
Genesis 27:36
And Esau addide, Justli his name is clepid Jacob, for lo! he supplauntide me another tyme; bifor he took awei `my firste gendride thingis, and now the secounde tyme he rauyschide priueli my blessyng. And eft he seide to the fadir, Wher thou hast not reserued a blessyng also to me?
Genesis 49:28
Alle these weren in twelue kynredis of Israel; her fadir spak these thingys to hem, and blesside hem alle by propre blessyngis,
Isaiah 65:14
lo! my seruauntis schulen be glad, and ye schulen be aschamed; lo! my seruauntis schulen herie, for the ful ioie of herte, and ye schulen crie, for the sorewe of herte, and ye schulen yelle, for desolacioun of spirit.
Hebrews 12:17
For wite ye, that afterward he coueitinge to enherite blessing, was repreued. For he foond not place of penaunce, thouy he souyte it with teeris.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when they had eaten enough,....] Were satisfied, having eaten a full meal:

they lightened the ship; of its burden, that it might the better carry them to the shore, and that by the following method:

and cast out the wheat into the sea; which seems to have been part of the ship's provision; or one part of their lading, which they brought from Egypt, and were carrying to Italy: they had cast out some of the goods of the ship before, and also the tackling of the ship, and now, last of all, the wheat; for what was eatable they reserved till last, not knowing to what extremity they might be reduced.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They lightened the ship - By casting the wheat into the sea. As they had no hope of saving the cargo, and had no further use for it, they hoped that by throwing the wheat overboard the ship would draw less water, and that thus they would be able to run the vessel on the shore.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 38. They lightened the ship — They hoped that, by casting out the lading, the ship would draw less water; in consequence of which, they could get nearer the shore.


 
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