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Jonah 1:6-8
International Children’s Bible
Jonah 1:6-8
International Children’s Bible
6 The captain of the ship came and said, “Why are you sleeping? Get up! Pray to your god! Maybe your god will pay attention to us. Maybe he will save us!”
7 Then the men said to each other, “Let’s throw lots to see who caused these troubles to happen to us.”
So the men threw lots. The lot showed that the trouble had happened because of Jonah. 8 Then the men said to Jonah, “Tell us what you have done. Why has this terrible thing happened to us? What is your job? Where do you come from? What is your country? Who are your people?”
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Jonah 1:6-8
New International Version
Jonah 1:6-8
New International Version
6 The captain went to him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call(A) on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish.”(B)
7 Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.”(C) They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.(D) 8 So they asked him, “Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What kind of work do you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are you?”
Jonah 1:6-8
King James Version
Jonah 1:6-8
King James Version
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?
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Jonah 1:6-8
New King James Version
Jonah 1:6-8
New King James Version
6 So the captain came to him, and said to him, “What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, (A)call on your God; (B)perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us (C)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. 8 Then they said to him, (D)“Please tell us! For whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?”
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Jonah 1:6-8
English Standard Version
Jonah 1:6-8
English Standard Version
6 So the captain came and said to him, “What do you mean, you sleeper? Arise, (A)call out to your god! (B)Perhaps the god will give a thought to us, that we may not perish.”
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7 And they said to one another, “Come, let us (C)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. 8 Then they said to him, “Tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us. What is your occupation? And where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?”
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