KJV King James Version
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.
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Jonah 1:7
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“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.
WEB World English Bible
They all said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots, that we may know who is responsible for this evil that is on us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they say each unto his neighbour, ‘Come, and we cast lots, and we know on whose account this evil is on us.’ And they cast lots, and the lot falleth on Jonah.
Surrounding context — Jonah 1
4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that [were] in the ship into the sea, to lighten [it] of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
7 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.
8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil [is] upon us; What [is] thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what [is] thy country? and of what people [art] thou?
9 And he said unto them, I [am] an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry [land].
10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּאמְר֞וּH559 · a.marto sayאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)רֵעֵ֗הוּH7453 · re.aneighborלְכוּ֙H1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוְנַפִּ֣ילָהH5307 · na.phalto fall: fallגֽוֹרָל֔וֹתH1486 · go.ralallottedוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הH3045 · ya.dato knowבְּשֶׁלְּמִ֛יH4310 · miwho?הָרָעָ֥הH7451 · rabad: harmfulהַזֹּ֖אתH2063 · zotthisלָ֑נוּH9035 · nuusוַיַּפִּ֙לוּ֙H5307 · na.phalto fall: fallגּֽוֹרָל֔וֹתH1486 · go.ralallottedוַיִּפֹּ֥לH5307 · na.phalto fall: fallהַגּוֹרָ֖לH1486 · go.ralallottedעַל־H5921 · aluponיוֹנָֽה׃H3124 · yo.nahJonah
Cross-references
Proverbs 16:33The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof [is] of the LORD.Joshua 7:13-18Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, [There is] an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.Numbers 32:23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.Joshua 7:10And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face?1 Samuel 14:41-42Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect [lot]. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.Acts 13:19And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.1 Samuel 10:20-21And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.Psalm 22:18They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.Isaiah 41:6-7They helped every one his neighbour; and [every one] said to his brother, Be of good courage.Matthew 27:35And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.Esther 3:7In the first month, that [is], the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that [is], the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, [to] the twelfth [month], that [is], the month Adar.Job 10:2I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.1 Samuel 14:38-39And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.Judges 7:13-14And when Gideon was come, behold, [there was] a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.Judges 20:9-10But now this [shall be] the thing which we will do to Gibeah; [we will go up] by lot against it;1 Corinthians 4:5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.Joshua 22:16-20Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass [is] this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD?Acts 1:23-26And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
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