Atti 27:30

30 Or cercando i marinari di fuggir dalla nave, e avendo calato la scialuppa in mare col pretesto di voler calare le àncore dalla prua,

Atti 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.

Atti 27:30 In-Context

28 e calato lo scandaglio trovarono venti braccia; poi, passati un po’ più oltre e scandagliato di nuovo, trovarono quindici braccia.

29 Temendo allora di percuotere in luoghi scogliosi, gettarono da poppa quattro àncore, aspettando ansiosamente che facesse giorno.

30 Or cercando i marinari di fuggir dalla nave, e avendo calato la scialuppa in mare col pretesto di voler calare le àncore dalla prua,

31 Paolo disse al centurione ed ai soldati: Se costoro non restano nella nave, voi non potete scampare.

32 Allora i soldati tagliaron le funi della scialuppa, e la lasciaron cadere.