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Jonah 1:7
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Jonah 1:7
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7 Then the sailors said to each other, “Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity.”(A) They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.(B)
Proverbs 16:33
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Proverbs 16:33
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1 Samuel 14:41-42
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1 Samuel 14:41-42
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41 Then Saul prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel, “Why have you not answered your servant today? If the fault is in me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the men of Israel are at fault,[a] respond with Thummim.” Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the men were cleared. 42 Saul said, “Cast the lot(A) between me and Jonathan my son.” And Jonathan was taken.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 14:41 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have “Why … at fault.
1 Samuel 10:20-21
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1 Samuel 10:20-21
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20 When Samuel had all Israel come forward by tribes, the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. 21 Then he brought forward the tribe of Benjamin, clan by clan, and Matri’s clan was taken.(A) Finally Saul son of Kish was taken. But when they looked for him, he was not to be found.
Joshua 7:13-18
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Joshua 7:13-18
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13 “Go, consecrate the people. Tell them, ‘Consecrate yourselves(A) in preparation for tomorrow; for this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There are devoted things among you, Israel. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.
14 “‘In the morning, present(B) yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord chooses(C) shall come forward clan by clan; the clan the Lord chooses shall come forward family by family; and the family the Lord chooses shall come forward man by man. 15 Whoever is caught with the devoted things(D) shall be destroyed by fire,(E) along with all that belongs to him.(F) He has violated the covenant(G) of the Lord and has done an outrageous thing in Israel!’”(H)
16 Early the next morning Joshua had Israel come forward by tribes, and Judah was chosen. 17 The clans of Judah came forward, and the Zerahites were chosen.(I) He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward by families, and Zimri was chosen. 18 Joshua had his family come forward man by man, and Achan son of Karmi, the son of Zimri, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah,(J) was chosen.(K)
Joshua 7:10
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Joshua 7:10
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10 The Lord said to Joshua, “Stand up! What are you doing down on your face?
Numbers 32:23
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Numbers 32:23
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23 “But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the Lord; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.(A)
Acts 13:19
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Acts 13:19
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19 and he overthrew seven nations in Canaan,(A) giving their land to his people(B) as their inheritance.(C)
Matthew 27:35
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Matthew 27:35
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35 When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(A)
Isaiah 41:6-7
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Isaiah 41:6-7
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Psalm 22:18
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Psalm 22:18
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1 Corinthians 4:5
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1 Corinthians 4:5
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5 Therefore judge nothing(A) before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes.(B) He will bring to light(C) what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.(D)
Acts 1:23-26
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Acts 1:23-26
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23 So they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. 24 Then they prayed,(A) “Lord, you know everyone’s heart.(B) Show us(C) which of these two you have chosen 25 to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” 26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.(D)
Job 10:2
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Job 10:2
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Esther 3:7
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Esther 3:7
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7 In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the pur(A) (that is, the lot(B)) was cast in the presence of Haman to select a day and month. And the lot fell on[a] the twelfth month, the month of Adar.(C)
Footnotes
- Esther 3:7 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have And the lot fell on.
1 Samuel 14:38-39
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1 Samuel 14:38-39
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38 Saul therefore said, “Come here, all you who are leaders of the army, and let us find out what sin has been committed(A) today. 39 As surely as the Lord who rescues Israel lives,(B) even if the guilt lies with my son Jonathan,(C) he must die.”(D) But not one of them said a word.
Judges 20:9-10
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Judges 20:9-10
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9 But now this is what we’ll do to Gibeah: We’ll go up against it in the order decided by casting lots.(A) 10 We’ll take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred from a thousand, and a thousand from ten thousand, to get provisions for the army. Then, when the army arrives at Gibeah[a] in Benjamin, it can give them what they deserve for this outrageous act done in Israel.”
Footnotes
- Judges 20:10 One Hebrew manuscript; most Hebrew manuscripts Geba, a variant of Gibeah
Judges 7:13-14
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Judges 7:13-14
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13 Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a friend his dream. “I had a dream,” he was saying. “A round loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent with such force that the tent overturned and collapsed.”
14 His friend responded, “This can be nothing other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash,(A) the Israelite. God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his hands.”
Joshua 22:16-20
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Joshua 22:16-20
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16 “The whole assembly of the Lord says: ‘How could you break faith(A) with the God of Israel like this? How could you turn away from the Lord and build yourselves an altar in rebellion(B) against him now? 17 Was not the sin of Peor(C) enough for us? Up to this very day we have not cleansed ourselves from that sin, even though a plague fell on the community of the Lord! 18 And are you now turning away from the Lord?
“‘If you rebel against the Lord today, tomorrow he will be angry with the whole community(D) of Israel. 19 If the land you possess is defiled, come over to the Lord’s land, where the Lord’s tabernacle(E) stands, and share the land with us. But do not rebel against the Lord or against us by building an altar(F) for yourselves, other than the altar of the Lord our God. 20 When Achan son of Zerah was unfaithful in regard to the devoted things,[a](G) did not wrath(H) come on the whole community(I) of Israel? He was not the only one who died for his sin.’”(J)
Footnotes
- Joshua 22:20 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
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