Jonah 1:7
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And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.“Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
In other translations
And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.“Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559אִישׁ'isheachH376אֶל־'el-toH413רֵעֵהוּre'ehuneighbor hisH7453לְכוּlekhucomeH1980וְנַפִּילָהvenapilahso let us castH5307גוֹרָלוֹתgoralotlotsH1486וְנֵדְעָהvenede'ahso we may knowH3045בְּשֶׁלְּמִיbeshelemiby which of whom?H4310הָרָעָהhara'ahthe evilH7451הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063לָנוּlanu[belongs] to <the> usוַיַּפִּלוּvaiyapiluand they castH5307גּוֹרָלוֹתgoralotlotsH1486וַיִּפֹּלvaiyipoland it fellH5307הַגּוֹרָלhagoralthe lotH1486עַל־'al-onH5921יוֹנָה׃yonahJonahH3124
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- 1 Samuel 14:41-4241 Therefore Saul said unto the Lord God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped. 42 And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.41 So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim; but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge. 42 Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected.
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