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Acts 27:42
King James Version
kjv
And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
Open English Bible (Commonwealth)
oeb-cw
The advice of the soldiers was that the prisoners should be killed, so that none of them could swim away and make their escape.
Open English Bible (US)
oeb-us
The advice of the soldiers was that the prisoners should be killed, so that none of them could swim away and make their escape.