And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
And while the day was coming on - that is, in the interval between the cutting off of the boat and the approach of the anxiously wished for daybreak,
Paul - now looked up to by all the passengers as the man to direct them,
Besought them all to take meat - to partake of a meal,
Saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried, х prosdokoontes (G4328)] - or 'awaited' some breathing time,
Having taken nothing - or, taken no regular meal (see the note at Acts 27:21 ).