And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - Acts 27:42 >The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
Textus Receptus (TR) - Acts 27:42 >Τῶν δὲ στρατιωτῶν βουλὴ ἐγένετο ἵνα τοὺς δεσμώτας ἀποκτείνωσι, μή τις ἐκκολυμβήσας διαφύγοι.