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Acts 27:29

NETBible	Because they were afraid¹ that we would run aground on the rocky coast,² they threw out³ four anchors from the stern and wished⁴ for day to appear.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Act 27:29	Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.
NASB © biblegateway Act 27:29	Fearing that we might run aground somewhere on the rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and wished for daybreak.
NLT © biblegateway Act 27:29	At this rate they were afraid we would soon be driven against the rocks along the shore, so they threw out four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.
MSG © biblegateway Act 27:29	Afraid that we were about to run aground, they threw out four anchors and prayed for daylight.
BBE © SABDAweb Act 27:29	Then, fearing that by chance we might come on to the rocks, they let down four hooks from the back of the ship, and made prayers for the coming of day.
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 27:29	Fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come.
NKJV © biblegateway Act 27:29	Then, fearing lest we should run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern, and prayed for day to come.
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KJV	Then <5037> fearing <5399> (5740) lest <3381> <4458> we should have fallen <1601> (5632) (5625) <1601> (5632) upon <1519> rocks <5117> <5138>_, they cast <4496> (5660) four <5064> anchors <45> out of <1537> the stern <4403>_, and wished <2172> (5711) <1096> (5635) for the day <2250>_.
NASB © biblegateway Act 27:29	Fearing <5399> that we might run <1601> aground <1601> somewhere <4225> on the rocks <5138> , they cast <4496> four <5064> anchors <45> from the stern <4403> and wished <2172> for daybreak <2250> .
NET [draft] ITL	Because they were afraid <5399> that we would run aground <1601> on <2596> the rocky <5138> coast <5117> , they threw out <4496> four <5064> anchors <45> from <1537> the stern <4403> and wished <2172> for day <2250> to appear <1096> .
GREEK	foboumenoi mh pou kata traceiv topouv ekpeswmen prumnhv riqantev tessarav huconto genesyai <1096> (5635) V-2ADN

NETBible

Because they were afraid¹ that we would run aground on the rocky coast,² they threw out³ four anchors from the stern and wished⁴ for day to appear.⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “fearing.” The participle φοβούμενοι (foboumenoi) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.

²tn Grk “against a rough [rocky] place.” L&N 79.84 has “φοβούμενοί τε μή που κατὰ τραχεῖς τόποις ἐκπέσωμεν ‘we were afraid that we would run aground on the rocky coast’ Ac 27:29.”

³tn Grk “throwing out…they.” The participle ῥίψαντες (rJiyante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁴tn BDAG 417 s.v. εὔχομαι 2 states, “wish…τὶ for someth.…Foll. by acc. and inf….Ac 27:29.” The other possible meaning for this term, “pray,” is given in BDAG 417 s.v. 1 and employed by a number of translations (NAB, NRSV, NIV). If this meaning is adopted here, then “prayed for day to come” must be understood metaphorically to mean “prayed that they would live to see the day,” or “prayed that it would soon be day.”

⁵tn Grk “and wished for day to come about.”

⁵sn And wished for day to appear. The sailors were hoping to hold the ship in place until morning, when they could see what was happening and where they were.