Hechos 27:30

30 Como los marineros trataban de escapar de la nave y habían bajado el esquife al mar, bajo pretexto de que se proponían echar las anclas desde la proa,

Hechos 27:30 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 27:30

And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship
To save their lives, concluding that it was in the utmost danger, and that it would quickly, notwithstanding the anchors cast out, break away, and fall upon the rocks, and split to pieces:

when they had let down the boat into the sea;
which before they had taken up into the ship, ( Acts 27:16 Acts 27:17 ) and now they let it down, in order to get into it, and make their escape:

under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the
foreship;
the foremost part of the ship, the prow of it; their pretence in attempting to get out of the ship, and into the boat, was, that whereas there were anchors cast out of the stern, or hinder part of the ship, so they would cast out others, from the fore part of it; and "stretch" them "out", as the word signifies, or carry them further out into the sea, for the security of the ship; and to do which, it was necessary to use the boat.

Hechos 27:30 In-Context

28 Echaron la sonda y hallaron que había veinte brazas; pasando un poco más adelante volvieron a echar la sonda y hallaron quince brazas de profundidad.

29 Y temiendo que en algún lugar fuéramos a dar contra los escollos, echaron cuatro anclas por la popa y ansiaban que amaneciera.

30 Como los marineros trataban de escapar de la nave y habían bajado el esquife al mar, bajo pretexto de que se proponían echar las anclas desde la proa,

31 Pablo dijo al centurión y a los soldados: Si éstos no permanecen en la nave, vosotros no podréis salvaros.

32 Entonces los soldados cortaron las amarras del esquife y dejaron que se perdiera.