Acts 27:43

But the centurion, desiring to save Rav Sha'ul, kept them from carrying out the kesher, and he ordered the ones able to swim to throw themselves overboard first and to make for the shore.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

In Context

42Now the kesher (plan, plot) of the chaiyalim was that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone, having swum away, should escape.

44As for the rest, some were on planks, others on pieces from the oniyah. And so everyone was brought safely onto the land.

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:7When drakhei ish please Hashem, 1 He maketh even his oyevim to be in shalom with him. 1

Acts 23:24And also provide mounts for Rav Sha'ul to ride, that he may be given safe passage to Felix the Moshel.

Acts 27:11But the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and the owner rather than by the devarim of Rav Sha'ul.

2 Corinthians 11:25Shloshah pe'amim I was beaten with rods, + 11:25 Ac 16:10 pa'am achat I was stoned, + 11:25 Ac 14:19 shloshah pe'amim I was shipwrecked, spending a lailah and a yom in the open sea;

Matthew Henry on Acts 27:22-44

Paul's Voyage towards Rome. 21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. 22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. 23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, 24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them… Read the whole commentary →

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