Jonah 1:7
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jonah 1:7 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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 (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und sie sprachen einer zum anderen: Kommt und laßt uns Lose werfen, damit wir erfahren, um wessentwillen dieses Unglück uns trifft. Und sie warfen Lose, und das Los fiel auf Jona.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y dijeron cada uno á su compañero: Venid, y echemos suertes, para saber por quién nos ha venido este mal. Y echaron suertes, y la suerte cayó sobre Jonás.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E disseram cada um a seu companheiro: Vinde, e lancemos sortes, para sabermos por causa de quem este mal veio sobre nós. Então lançaram sortes, e a sorte caiu sobre Jonas.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Todos diziam uns aos outros: "Vinde, lancemos sortes, para que possamos saber quem é a causa deste mal que está acontecendo conosco." Então, eles lançaram sortes, e a sorte caiu sobre Jonas.
📖 Jonah 1:7 in Context
5Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
6So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
7And 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.
8Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
9And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land.
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