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Men trained in sailing ships at sea. The people of Israel were not generally seafaring and confined their activities on the water to the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River. Occasionally, they may have had contact with large ships (Gn 49:13; Jgs 5:17). Solomon had a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber on the Gulf of Aqaba (1 Kgs 9:26-28; 2 Chr 8:17-18; 9:21). Jehoshaphat, too, had a fleet at Ezion-geber (1 Kgs 22:48; 2 Chr 20:35-37).

Show passage in OET: MAT 14:22

OET-RV MAT 14:22

22 Straight after that, Yeshua (Jesus; Grk. Yesus) instructed his apprentices to board the boat and to head back to the other side of the lake while he dismissed the crowds.

OET-LV MAT 14:22

22 And immediately he _compelled the apprentices/followers to _board into the boat, and to _be _going _before him to the side across, until of _which he _may _send _away the crowds.

Show passage in OET: MRK 1:19

OET-RV MRK 1:19

19 Then a bit further on he saw two of Zavday’s (Grk. Zebedaios) sons, Ya’akov (James; Grk. Yakobos) and his brother Yohan, in a boat getting the nets ready.

OET-LV MRK 1:19

19 And having _advanced little, he _saw Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ) the son of_ the _Zebedaios and Yōannaʸs the brother of _him, also them in the boat preparing the nets.

Show passage in OET: MRK 3:9

OET-RV MRK 3:9

9 So Yeshua asked his apprentices to organise a small boat to be there for him so he wouldn’t be cramped by the press of the crowd.

OET-LV MRK 3:9

9 And he _told to _the apprentices/followers of _him that a_little _boat may _be _continuing with _him because _of the crowd, in _order _that they _may_ not _be _crowding him.

Show passage in OET: LUK 5:2

OET-RV LUK 5:2

2 he saw two boats at the edge of the water, but the fishermen had left the boats so they could wash their nets.

OET-LV LUK 5:2

2 and he _saw two boats having _stopped by the lake, but the fishermen from them having _gone _out, were _washing the nets.

Show passage in OET: JHN 6:19; JHN 6:22–24

OET-RV JHN 6:19

19 When they had rowed about five kilometres, they saw Yeshua walking on top of the lake and approaching the boat, and they were very scared.

OET-RV JHN 6:22

22 The next day, the crowd looked across the lake and saw that only one small boat had crossed, and they knew that only Yeshua’s apprentices had boarded that boat and left, and not Yeshua himself.

OET-RV JHN 6:23

23 Other boats came across from Tiberias near the place where they had eaten the bread after the master had given thanks.

OET-RV JHN 6:24

24 So when all the people saw that Yeshua wasn’t around and his apprentices had left, they went off looking for Yeshua in Kafarnaoum.

OET-LV JHN 6:19

19 Therefore having _rowed about twenty five or thirty stadiums, they _are _observing the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) walking on the sea, and becoming near the boat, and they _were _afraid.

OET-LV JHN 6:22

22 On _the_ of _next _day the crowd which having _stood across of _the sea, saw that no other little _boat was there except not/lest one, and that the Yaʸsous not entered _with with _the apprentices/followers of _him into the boat, but only the apprentices/followers of _him went _away,

OET-LV JHN 6:23

23 other boats came from Tiberios, near the place where they _ate the bread, having_ master the _given _thanks.

OET-LV JHN 6:24

24 Therefore when the crowd saw that Yaʸsous is not there, nor the apprentices/followers of _him, they boarded into the little _boats, and they _came to Kafarnaʼoum seeking the Yaʸsous.

Show passage in OET: JHN 21:8

OET-RV JHN 21:8

8 The other apprentices followed in the little boat dragging the net behind them because they were only about 100m out from the shore.

OET-LV JHN 21:8

8 And the other apprentices/followers in _the little _boat came, because/for they _were not far from the land, but from about two _hundred cubits dragging the net with _the fishes.

Show passage in OET: ACT 27:27; ACT 27:30

OET-RV ACT 27:27

27 So it happened that in the middle of our fourteenth night of being blown across the Adrias Sea, the sailors suspected that we were nearing land.

OET-RV ACT 27:30

30 Then the sailors lowered the lifeboat as if planning to pull out some anchors from the bow, but really planning to desert the ship.

OET-LV ACT 27:27

27 But when the_fourteenth night became, us being _carried _through in the Adrias _Sea, to the_middle of _the night, the sailors were _suspecting a_certain to _be _coming _near to _them land.

OET-LV ACT 27:30

30 And the the_sailors seeking to _flee out _of the ship, and having _lowered the lifeboat into the sea, on _under _pretense as going to _be _stretching _out anchors from the_bow,

Show passage in OET: EZE 27:9; EZE 27:27–29

OET-RV EZE 27:9

9 Experienced craftsmen from Geval sealed your seams.
⇔ All the ships and their sailors among you were carrying your merchandise for trade.

OET-RV EZE 27:27

27 Your wealth, merchandise, and trade goods,
⇔ your sailors, pilots, and ship-builders,
⇔ your traders of merchandise and all the men of war who are in you, and all your crew—
⇔ they will sink into the depths of the sea at the time of your destruction.

OET-RV EZE 27:28

28 The surroundings will shake
⇔ when they hear your pilot’s cry of distress.

OET-RV EZE 27:29