And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
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Acts 27:42
The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.
Parallel Translations
Then the souldiers counsell was to kill the prisoners, least any of them, when he had swomme out, should flee away.
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