Yosef, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
Acts 27:39 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now when it was day [and they saw the land], they did not recognize it, but they noticed a bay with a beach on which they [taking counsel] purposed to run the ship ashore if they possibly could. American Standard Version (1901) And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they perceived a certain bay with a beach, and they took counsel whether they could drive the ship upon it. Common English Bible In the morning light they saw a bay with a sandy beach. They didn’t know what land it was, but they thought they might possibly be able to run the ship aground. Catholic Public Domain Version And when day had arrived, they did not recognize the landscape. Yet truly, they caught sight of a certain narrow inlet having a shore, into which they thought it might be possible to force the ship. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when it was day, they knew not the land; but they discovered a certain creek that had a shore, into which they minded, if they could, to thrust in the ship. |
Yosef, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.
When we had escaped, then they learned that the island was called Malta.