Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
“Come on!” the sailors said to each other. “Let’s cast lots.
New American Standard Bible
Each man said to his mate, “Come, let us
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
Meanwhile, each crewman told another, "Come on! Let's cast lots to find out whose fault it is that we're in this trouble." So they cast lots, and the lot indicated Jonah!
A Conservative Version
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
And they said to another, “Come,
Bible in Basic English
And they said to one another, Come, let us put this to the decision of chance and see on whose account this evil has come on us. So they did so, and Jonah was seen to be the man.
Darby Translation
And they said each one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say each to his neighbor, Come, and we will cast the lot, and we shall know for the retributions of this evil to us. And they will cast lots, and the lot will fall upon Jonah.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they said {to one another}, "Come, let us cast lots so that we may know on whose account this disaster [has come] on us!" And they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
Modern King James verseion
And they said, each one to his fellow, Come and let us cast lots, so that we may know who has caused this evil to occur to us. And they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they said, one to another, come and let us cast lots, to know for whose cause we are thus troubled. And they cast lots. And the lot fell upon Jonah.
NET Bible
The sailors said to one another, "Come on, let's cast lots to find out whose fault it is that this disaster has overtaken us." So they cast lots, and Jonah was singled out.
New Heart English Bible
They all said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is on us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
The Emphasized Bible
And they said - every one unto his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may get to know for whose sake this calamity is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
They all said to each other, "Come, let us cast lots, that we may know who is responsible for this evil that is on us." So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they say each unto his neighbour, 'Come, and we cast lots, and we know on whose account this evil is on us.' And they cast lots, and the lot falleth on Jonah.
Themes
Jonah » The reluctant missionary » Overtaken in his flight
Jonah » Disobedience and punishment of
Superstition » Instances of » The sailors who threw jonah into the sea
Interlinear
Rea`
Yalak
Naphal
Yada`
Ra`
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jonah 1:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jonah Disobeys Yahweh
6
The captain approached him and said, “What are you doing sound asleep? Get up! Call to your god.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:33
but its every decision is from the Lord.
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Numbers 32:23
But if you don’t do this, you will certainly sin against the Lord; be sure your sin will catch up with you.
Joshua 7:10
The Lord then said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why are you on the ground?
Joshua 7:13-18
“Go and consecrate the people. Tell them to consecrate themselves for tomorrow,
1 Samuel 10:20-21
Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.
1 Samuel 14:41-42
So Saul said to the Lord, “God of Israel, give us the right decision.”
Acts 1:23-26
So they proposed two: Joseph, called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias.
Joshua 22:16-20
“This is what the Lord’s entire community says: ‘What is this treachery you have committed today against the God of Israel by turning away from the Lord and building an altar for yourselves, so that you are in rebellion against the Lord today?
Judges 7:13-14
When Gideon arrived, there was a man telling his friend about a dream. He said, “Listen, I had a dream:
Judges 20:9-10
Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go against it by lot.
1 Samuel 14:38-39
Saul said, “All you leaders of the troops, come here. Let us investigate how this sin has occurred today.
Esther 3:7
In the first month, the month of Nisan,
Job 10:2
“Do not declare me guilty!
Let me know why You prosecute me.
Psalm 22:18
and they cast lots for my clothing.
Isaiah 41:6-7
and says to another, “Take courage!”
Matthew 27:35
After crucifying Him they divided His clothes by casting lots.
Acts 13:19
then after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan,
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore don’t judge