New American Standard Bible 1995

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Jonah

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Each man said to his mate, "Come, let us cast lots so we may learn on whose account this calamity has struck us." So they cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Each man man Noun H376 אִ֣ישׁ ish
said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ vai·yo·me·ru
to his mate, friend, companion, fellow Noun H7453 רֵעֵ֗הוּ re·'e·hu
"Come, to go, come, walk Verb H1980 לְכוּ֙ le·chu
let us cast to fall, lie Verb H5307 וְנַפִּ֣ילָה ve·nap·pi·lah
lots a lot (for casting) Noun H1486 גֹֽורָלֹ֔ות go·v·ra·lo·vt,
so we may learn to know Verb H3045 וְנֵ֣דְעָ֔ה ve·ne·de·'ah,
on whose who? H4310    
account who, which, that Pronoun H7945 בְּשֶׁלְּמִ֛י be·shel·le·mi
this this, here H2088    
calamity evil, misery, distress, injury H7463    
[has struck] us." So they cast to fall, lie Verb H5307 וַיַּפִּ֙לוּ֙ vai·yap·pi·lu
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lots a lot (for casting) Noun H1486 גֹּֽורָלֹ֔ות go·v·ra·lo·vt,
and the lot a lot (for casting) Noun H1486 הַגֹּורָ֖ל hag·go·v·ral
fell to fall, lie Verb H5307 וַיִּפֹּ֥ל vai·yip·pol
on Jonah. an Isr. prophet Noun H3124 יֹונָֽה׃ yo·v·nah.

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Lot

Lot [N] [H] [S]   Lot, (Heb. lot), a covering; veil, the son of Haran, and nephew of Abraham ( Genesis 11:27 ). On the death of his father, he was left in charge of his grandfather Terah (31), after whose death he accompanied his uncle Abraham into Canaan ( 12:5 ), thence into Egypt (10), and back again to Canaan ( 13:1 ). After this he separated from him and settled in Sodom ( 13:5-13 ). Th... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Each man said to his mate, "Come, let us cast lots so we may learn on whose account this calamity has struck us." So they cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.
King James Bible Each man And they said every one to his mate, "Come, fellow, Come, and let us cast lots so lots, that we may learn on know for whose account cause this calamity has struck us." evil is upon us. So they cast lots lots, and the lot fell on upon Jonah.
Hebrew Greek English Each man said to his mate, "Come, let us cast lots so we may learn on whose account this calamity has struck us." So they cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.