Jonah 1:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jonah 1:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jonah 1:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jonah 1:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They all said to each other, “Come! Let’s 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.”
Jonah 1:7 — World English Bible
Jonah 1:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Jonah 1:7 — American Standard Version
Jonah 1:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they say each unto his neighbour, `Come, and we cast lots, and we know on whose account this evil <FI>is<Fi> on us.' And they cast lots, and the lot falleth on Jonah.”
Jonah 1:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Jonah 1:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Jonah 1:7 — Darby Translation
Jonah 1:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they saide euery one to his fellowe, Come, and let vs cast lottes, that we may know, for whose cause this euill is vpon vs. So they cast lottes, and the lot fell vpon Ionah.”
Jonah 1:7 — Geneva Bible
Jonah 1:7 in Context — Jonah 1
5 Then 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.
6 So 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.
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.
8 Then 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?
9 And 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.
What Does Jonah 1:7 Mean?
Jonah 1:7 is a verse from the Book of Jonah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jonah chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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