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Acts 27:40
King James Version
kjv
And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
Open English Bible (Commonwealth)
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Then they cast off, and abandoned the anchors, and at the same time unlashed the gear of the steering oars, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.
Open English Bible (US)
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Then they cast off, and abandoned the anchors, and at the same time unlashed the gear of the steering oars, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.