Acts 27:39 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 27:39

When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

They knew not the land - They had been driven with a tempest, without being able to make any observation, and it is probable that they were entire strangers to the coast and to the whole island, A certain creek with a shore - Greek: a certain bosom κόλπος kolpos or bay. By its having a shore is probably meant that it had a level shore, or one that was convenient for landing. It was not a high bluff of rocks, but was accessible.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

But the scene of the wreck is remote from the great harbor, and possesses no marked features by which it could be recognized, even by a native if he came unexpectedly upon it [SMITH], not to speak of the rain pouring in torrents (Ac 28:2), which would throw a haze over the coast even after day broke.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὅτε	hote	When	G3753 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἡμέρα	hēmera	day	G2250 →
ἐγένετο,	egeneto	it was,	G1096 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
γῆν	gēn	land	G1093 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἐπεγίνωσκον,	epeginōskon	they were recognizing,	G1921 →
κόλπον	kolpon	a bay	G2859 →
δέ	de	however	G1161 →
τινα	tina	certain	G5100 →
κατενόουν	katenooun	they were noticing	G2657 →
ἔχοντα	echonta	having	G2192 →
αἰγιαλόν,	aigialon	a shore,	G123 →
εἰς	eis	on	G1519 →
ὃν	hon	which	G3739 →
ἐβουλεύοντο,	ebouleuonto	they were determining	G1011 →
εἰ	ei	if	G1487 →
δύναιντο,	dunainto	they would be able,	G1410 →
ἐξῶσαι	exōsai	to drive [aground]	G1856 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πλοῖον.	ploion	ship.	G4143 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk3

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 28:1
Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
leads to
- Acts 27:26
  However, we must run aground on some island.”
- Acts 27:44
  The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
- Acts 16:10
  As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.