Acts 27:38-40

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³⁸After they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the ^[a]wheat [from Egypt] overboard into the sea.

³⁹When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, and they decided to run the ship ashore there if they could. ⁴⁰So they cut the cables and severed the anchors and left them in the sea while at the same time ^[b]unlashing the ropes of the rudders; and after hoisting the foresail to the wind, they headed steadily for the beach.

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Footnotes

Acts 27:38 Wheat was a major Egyptian export.
Acts 27:40 Ships of this period and region often had two large paddles on either side of the stern for steering, and when not in use they would be secured with ropes. This was particularly necessary in foul weather, where the sea might dislodge a rudder. Now that they were casting off, the rudders had to be freed and lowered into the water for use.