Hechos 27:30

30 Luego los marineros trataron de abandonar el barco; bajaron el bote salvavidas como si estuvieran echando anclas desde la parte delantera del barco.

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 Arrojaron una cuerda con una pesa y descubrieron que el agua tenía treinta y siete metros de profundidad. Un poco después, volvieron a medir y vieron que solo había veintisiete metros de profundidad.

29 A la velocidad que íbamos, ellos tenían miedo de que pronto fuéramos arrojados contra las rocas que estaban a lo largo de la costa; así que echaron cuatro anclas desde la parte trasera del barco y rezaron que amaneciera.

30 Luego los marineros trataron de abandonar el barco; bajaron el bote salvavidas como si estuvieran echando anclas desde la parte delantera del barco.

31 Así que Pablo les dijo al oficial al mando y a los soldados: «Todos ustedes morirán a menos que los marineros se queden a bordo».

32 Entonces los soldados cortaron las cuerdas del bote salvavidas y lo dejaron a la deriva.