Jonah 1:7
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.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- שֶׁלshelon account of, whatsoever, whichsoever
- גּוֹרָלgôwrâlproperly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a
- רֵעַrêaʻan associate (more or less close)
- נָפַלnâphalto fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurat
- רַעraʻbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- יָדַעyâdaʻto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figurativel
- יָלַךְyâlakto walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- אִישׁʼîysha man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 16:33, Jos 7:13–18, Num 32:23, 1Sa 14:41–42, Jos 7:10, 1Sa 10:20–21, Act 13:19, Psa 22:18