They all said to each other,“ Come! Let’s 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.

船上的人彼此说：“来吧，我们掣签，看看这灾临到我们是因谁的缘故。”于是他们掣签，掣出约拿来。

船上的人彼此说：“来吧，我们来抽签，看看这灾难临到我们是因谁的缘故。”于是他们就抽签，抽出约拿来。

船上的人彼此说：“来吧，我们来抽签，看看这灾难临到我们是因谁的缘故。”于是他们就抽签，抽出约拿来。

后来，船上的人彼此商量说：“来，我们抽签，看看这场灾难是谁惹来的。”于是他们就抽签，结果抽中了约拿。

水手就彼此说：“来吧！让我们抽签，好知道这场灾祸临到我们，是因谁的缘故。”于是他们抽签，结果抽中了约拿。

船上的人彼此说：“来吧！让我们抽签，看看这场临到我们的灾祸是因谁的缘故。”他们就抽签，结果约拿中了签。

船上的人彼此說：「來吧，我們掣籤，看看這災臨到我們是因誰的緣故。」於是他們掣籤，掣出約拿來。

船上的人彼此說：「來吧，我們來抽籤，看看這災難臨到我們是因誰的緣故。」於是他們就抽籤，抽出約拿來。

船上的人彼此說：「來吧，我們來抽籤，看看這災難臨到我們是因誰的緣故。」於是他們就抽籤，抽出約拿來。

後來，船上的人彼此商量說：「來，我們抽籤，看看這場災難是誰惹來的。」於是他們就抽籤，結果抽中了約拿。

水手就彼此說：“來吧！讓我們抽籤，好知道這場災禍臨到我們，是因誰的緣故。”於是他們抽籤，結果抽中了約拿。

大家就彼此說：『來，我們來拈鬮，看這災禍臨到我們、是因誰的緣故。』於是他們就拈鬮，便拈出約拿來。

船上的人彼此說：「來吧！讓我們抽籤，看看這場臨到我們的災禍是因誰的緣故。」他們就抽籤，結果約拿中了籤。

眾相語曰、其來、我儕掣籤、俾知我遭此禍、伊誰之故、遂掣籤而得約拿、

舟人曰、莫若掣籤、觀我儕今日遭禍、伊誰之故、乃掣籤而取約拿。

舟人曰、莫若掣籤、觀我儕今日遭此災、緣誰之故、遂掣籤而取約拿、

Then the sailors said to each other,“ Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.” They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.

Here is what the sailors said to one another.“ Someone is to blame for getting us into all this trouble. Come. Let’s cast lots to find out who it is.” So they did. And Jonah was picked.

And they said to one another,“ Come, let us cast lots, that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

Then the crew cast lots to see which of them had offended the gods and caused the terrible storm. When they did this, the lots identified Jonah as the culprit.

“ Come on!” the sailors said to each other.“ Let’s cast lots. Then we’ll know who is to blame for this trouble we’re in.” So they cast lots, and the lot singled out Jonah.

And each man said to his mate,“ Come, let’s cast lots so that we may find out on whose account this catastrophe has struck us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

And they said to one another,“ Come, let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this trouble has come upon us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

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 on!” the sailors said to each other.“ Let’s cast lots. Then we’ll know who is to blame for this trouble we’re in.” So they cast lots, and the lot singled out Jonah.

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.

The sailors said to one another,“ Come on, let’s cast lots to find out whose fault it is that this disaster has overtaken us.” So they cast lots, and Jonah was singled out.

Get up! Sanctify the people, and say,‘ Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, for Yahweh, the God of Israel, says,“ There is a devoted thing among you, Israel. You cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the devoted thing from among you.”In the morning therefore you shall be brought near by your tribes. It shall be that the tribe which Yahweh selects shall come near by families. The family which Yahweh selects shall come near by households. The household which Yahweh selects shall come near man by man.It shall be, that he who is taken with the devoted thing shall be burned with fire, he and all that he has, because he has transgressed Yahweh’s covenant, and because he has done a disgraceful thing in Israel.’”So Joshua rose up early in the morning and brought Israel near by their tribes. The tribe of Judah was selected.He brought near the family of Judah, and he selected the family of the Zerahites. He brought near the family of the Zerahites man by man, and Zabdi was selected.He brought near his household man by man, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was selected.

Everyone helps his neighbor. They say to their brothers,“ Be strong!”So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith. He who smoothes with the hammer encourages him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering,“ It is good;” and he fastens it with nails, that it might not totter.

Yahweh said to Joshua,“ Get up! Why have you fallen on your face like that?

Therefore Saul said to Yahweh, the God of Israel,“ Show the right.” Jonathan and Saul were chosen, but the people escaped.Saul said,“ Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son.” Jonathan was selected.

So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their families; and the family of the Matrites was chosen. Then Saul the son of Kish was chosen; but when they looked for him, he could not be found.

The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from Yahweh.

“ But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against Yahweh; and be sure your sin will find you out.

When they had crucified him, they divided his clothing among them, casting lots,

Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each man will get his praise from God.

When he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance for about four hundred fifty years.

When Gideon had come, behold, there was a man telling a dream to his fellow. He said,“ Behold, I dreamed a dream; and behold, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, came to the tent, and struck it so that it fell, and turned it upside down, so that the tent lay flat.”His fellow answered,“ This is nothing other than the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has delivered Midian into his hand, with all the army.”

They put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.They prayed and said,“ You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosento take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was counted with the eleven apostles.

But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;and we will take ten men of one hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and one hundred of one thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand to get food for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that the men of Gibeah have done in Israel.”

They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.

Saul said,“ Draw near here, all you chiefs of the people; and know and see in which this sin has been today.For, as Yahweh lives, who saves Israel, though it is in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die.” But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.

I will tell God,‘ Do not condemn me. Show me why you contend with me.

In the first month, which 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, and chose the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.

“ The whole congregation of Yahweh says,‘ What trespass is this that you have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away today from following Yahweh, in that you have built yourselves an altar, to rebel today against Yahweh?Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day, although there came a plague on the congregation of Yahweh,that you must turn away today from following Yahweh? It will be, since you rebel today against Yahweh, that tomorrow he will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.However, if the land of your possession is unclean, then pass over to the land of the possession of Yahweh, in which Yahweh’s tabernacle dwells, and take possession among us; but don’t rebel against Yahweh, nor rebel against us, in building an altar other than Yahweh our God’s altar.Didn’t Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? That man didn’t perish alone in his iniquity.’”