Judges 20:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;”

Judges 20:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 20:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 20:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;”

Judges 20:9 — World English Bible

Judges 20:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;”

Judges 20:9 — American Standard Version

Judges 20:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and now, this <FI>is<Fi> the thing which we do to Gibeah--against it by lot!”

Judges 20:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 20:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: [we go] by lot against it;”

Judges 20:9 — Darby Translation

Judges 20:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But now this is that thing which we will do to Gibeah: we wil goe vp by lot against it,”

Judges 20:9 — Geneva Bible

Judges 20:9 in Context — Judges 20

7 Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.

8 And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house.

9 But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;

10 And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.

11 So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.

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What Does Judges 20:9 Mean?

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