Acts 27:39

When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed ¹  a bay ²  with a beach, ³  where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

biblegateway Act 27:39

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

biblegateway Act 27:39

When day came, they could not recognize the land; but they did observe a bay with a beach, and they resolved to drive the ship onto it if they could.

biblegateway Act 27:39

When morning dawned, they didn’t recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay with a beach and wondered if they could get between the rocks and get the ship safely to shore.

biblegateway Act 27:39

At daybreak, no one recognized the land--but then they did notice a bay with a nice beach. They decided to try to run the ship up on the beach.

SABDAweb Act 27:39

And when it was day, they had no knowledge of the land, but they saw an inlet of the sea with a floor of sand, and they had the idea of driving the ship up on to it if possible.

bibleoremus Act 27:39

In the morning they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned to run the ship ashore, if they could.

biblegateway Act 27:39

When it was day, they did not recognize the land; but they observed a bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship if possible.

biblegateway Act 27:39

When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed ¹  a bay ²  with a beach, ³  where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

¹ tn Or “observed,” “saw.”

² tn Or “gulf” (BDAG 557 s.v. κόλπος 3).

³ sn A beach would refer to a smooth sandy beach suitable for landing.