Verse 7
Jonah 1:7
New King James Version
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּאמְר֞וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל רֵעֵ֗/הוּ לְכוּ֙ וְ/נַפִּ֣ילָה גֽוֹרָל֔וֹת וְ/נֵ֣דְעָ֔ה בְּ/שֶׁ/לְּ/מִ֛י הָ/רָעָ֥ה הַ/זֹּ֖את לָ֑/נוּ וַ/יַּפִּ֨לוּ֙ גּֽוֹרָל֔וֹת וַ/יִּפֹּ֥ל הַ/גּוֹרָ֖ל עַל יוֹנָֽה
English Translation
And they said, "Let us cast lots, and we will know for whose evil this is upon us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
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