And Aaron shall cast lots over the two goats, one lot for the Lord and the other lot for (A)Azazel.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 16:8 The meaning of Azazel is uncertain; possibly the name of a place or a demon, traditionally a scapegoat; also verses 10, 26

23 And they put forward two, Joseph called (A)Barsabbas, who was also called (B)Justus, and (C)Matthias. 24 And (D)they prayed and said, “You, Lord, (E)who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen 25 to take the place in (F)this ministry and (G)apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.” 26 And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

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Jonah Is Thrown into the Sea

And they said to one another, “Come, let us (A)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.

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33 (A)The lot is cast into the lap,
    but its every decision is (B)from the Lord.

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29 This is the land that (A)you shall allot as an inheritance among the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares the Lord God.

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41 Therefore Saul said, “O Lord God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant this day? If this guilt is in me or in Jonathan my son, O Lord, God of Israel, give Urim. But if this guilt is in your people Israel, give Thummim.”[a] (A)And Jonathan and Saul were taken, but the people escaped. 42 Then Saul said, (B)“Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was taken.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:41 Vulgate and Septuagint; Hebrew Therefore Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel, “Give Thummim.”

10 and Joshua (A)cast lots for them in Shiloh before the Lord. And there Joshua apportioned the land to the people of Israel, (B)to each his portion.

The Inheritance for Benjamin

11 The lot of the tribe of the people of Benjamin according to its clans came up, and the territory allotted to it fell between the people of Judah and the people of Joseph.

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54 (A)You shall inherit the land by lot according to your clans. (B)To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance. Wherever the lot falls for anyone, that shall be his. According to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit.

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55 But the land shall be (A)divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

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