27:32

So: The Greek conjunction is literally “then.” But the context implies that 27:32 is the result of what Paul said, so the Berean Standard Bible translates it as So.

set it adrift: There are two ways to interpret the Greek verb:

(1) Here it means float away on its own. For example:

let it go (Revised Standard Version)

(Berean Standard Bible, Revised Standard Version, Good News Translation, New American Bible, Revised Edition, New Living Translation (2004), God’s Word, English Standard Version, NET Bible)

(2) Here it means fall. For example:

let it drop away (New Jerusalem Bible)

(New International Version, New Jerusalem Bible, New American Standard Bible, King James Version, Contemporary English Version, Revised English Bible, New Century Version)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), because the boat had already been lowered down to the sea in 27:30.

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