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Proverbs 16:33
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Proverbs 16:33
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33 We may throw the dice,[a]
but the Lord determines how they fall.
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- 16:33 Hebrew We may cast lots.
Proverbs 16:33
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Proverbs 16:33
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Acts 1:26
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Acts 1:26
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26 Then they cast lots, and Matthias was selected to become an apostle with the other eleven.
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Acts 1:26
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Acts 1:26
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26 Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.(A)
Jonah 1:7
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Jonah 1:7
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7 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.
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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 18:18
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Proverbs 18:18
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18 Flipping a coin[a] can end arguments;
it settles disputes between powerful opponents.
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- 18:18 Hebrew Casting lots.
Proverbs 18:18
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Proverbs 18:18
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18 Casting the lot settles disputes(A)
and keeps strong opponents apart.
Nehemiah 11:1
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Nehemiah 11:1
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The People Occupy Jerusalem
11 The leaders of the people were living in Jerusalem, the holy city. A tenth of the people from the other towns of Judah and Benjamin were chosen by sacred lots to live there, too, while the rest stayed where they were.
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Nehemiah 11:1
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Nehemiah 11:1
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The New Residents of Jerusalem(A)
11 Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten of them to live in Jerusalem,(B) the holy city,(C) while the remaining nine were to stay in their own towns.(D)
1 Samuel 14:41-42
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1 Samuel 14:41-42
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41 Then Saul prayed, “O Lord, God of Israel, please show us who is guilty and who is innocent.[a]” Then they cast sacred lots, and Jonathan and Saul were chosen as the guilty ones, and the people were declared innocent.
42 Then Saul said, “Now cast lots again and choose between me and Jonathan.” And Jonathan was shown to be the guilty one.
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- 14:41 Greek version adds If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim; but if the men of Israel are at fault, respond with Thummim.
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.
Proverbs 29:26
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Proverbs 29:26
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26 Many seek the ruler’s favor,
but justice comes from the Lord.
Proverbs 29:26
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Proverbs 29:26
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Joshua 18:10
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Joshua 18:10
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10 And there at Shiloh, Joshua cast sacred lots in the presence of the Lord to determine which tribe should have each section.
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Joshua 18:10
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Joshua 18:10
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10 Joshua then cast lots(A) for them in Shiloh in the presence(B) of the Lord, and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their tribal divisions.(C)
Joshua 18:5
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Joshua 18:5
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5 Let them divide the land into seven sections, excluding Judah’s territory in the south and Joseph’s territory in the north.
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Joshua 18:5
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Joshua 18:5
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5 You are to divide the land into seven parts. Judah is to remain in its territory on the south(A) and the tribes of Joseph in their territory on the north.(B)
Joshua 7:14
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Joshua 7:14
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14 “In the morning you must present yourselves by tribes, and the Lord will point out the tribe to which the guilty man belongs. That tribe must come forward with its clans, and the Lord will point out the guilty clan. That clan will then come forward, and the Lord will point out the guilty family. Finally, each member of the guilty family must come forward one by one.
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Joshua 7:14
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Joshua 7:14
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14 “‘In the morning, present(A) yourselves tribe by tribe. The tribe the Lord chooses(B) 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.
Numbers 26:55-65
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Numbers 26:55-65
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55 But you must assign the land by lot, and give land to each ancestral tribe according to the number of names on the list. 56 Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups.”
The Tribe of Levi
57 This is the record of the Levites who were counted according to their clans:
The Gershonite clan, named after their ancestor Gershon.
The Kohathite clan, named after their ancestor Kohath.
The Merarite clan, named after their ancestor Merari.
58 The Libnites, the Hebronites, the Mahlites, the Mushites, and the Korahites were all subclans of the Levites.
Now Kohath was the ancestor of Amram, 59 and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She also was a descendant of Levi, born among the Levites in the land of Egypt. Amram and Jochebed became the parents of Aaron, Moses, and their sister, Miriam. 60 To Aaron were born Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61 But Nadab and Abihu died when they burned before the Lord the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded.
62 The men from the Levite clans who were one month old or older numbered 23,000. But the Levites were not included in the registration of the rest of the people of Israel because they were not given an allotment of land when it was divided among the Israelites.
63 So these are the results of the registration of the people of Israel as conducted by Moses and Eleazar the priest on the plains of Moab beside the Jordan River, across from Jericho. 64 Not one person on this list had been among those listed in the previous registration taken by Moses and Aaron in the wilderness of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had said of them, “They will all die in the wilderness.” Not one of them survived except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
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Numbers 26:55-65
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Numbers 26:55-65
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55 Be sure that the land is distributed by lot.(A) What each group inherits will be according to the names for its ancestral tribe. 56 Each inheritance is to be distributed by lot among the larger and smaller groups.”
57 These were the Levites(B) who were counted by their clans:
through Gershon, the Gershonite clan;
through Kohath, the Kohathite clan;
through Merari, the Merarite clan.
58 These also were Levite clans:
the Libnite clan,
the Hebronite clan,
the Mahlite clan,
the Mushite clan,
the Korahite clan.
(Kohath was the forefather of Amram;(C) 59 the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed,(D) a descendant of Levi, who was born to the Levites[a] in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses(E) and their sister(F) Miriam.(G) 60 Aaron was the father of Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.(H) 61 But Nadab and Abihu(I) died when they made an offering before the Lord with unauthorized fire.)(J)
62 All the male Levites a month old or more numbered 23,000.(K) They were not counted(L) along with the other Israelites because they received no inheritance(M) among them.(N)
63 These are the ones counted(O) by Moses and Eleazar the priest when they counted the Israelites on the plains of Moab(P) by the Jordan across from Jericho.(Q) 64 Not one of them was among those counted(R) by Moses and Aaron(S) the priest when they counted the Israelites in the Desert of Sinai. 65 For the Lord had told those Israelites they would surely die in the wilderness,(T) and not one of them was left except Caleb(U) son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.(V)
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- Numbers 26:59 Or Jochebed, a daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi
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