Jonah 1:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJonah 1:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
רֵעֵ֗הוּ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
לְכוּ֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְנַפִּ֣ילָה
nâphal
H5307
to fall
גֽוֹרָל֔וֹת
gôwrâl
H1486
lot
וְנֵ֣דְעָ֔ה
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
בְּשֶׁלְּמִ֛י
mîy
H4310
who
הָרָעָ֥ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
הַזֹּ֖את
zôʼth
H2063
this
לָ֑נוּ
וַיַּפִּ֨לוּ֙
nâphal
H5307
to fall
גּֽוֹרָל֔וֹת
gôwrâl
H1486
lot
וַיִּפֹּ֥ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
הַגּוֹרָ֖ל
gôwrâl
H1486
lot
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יוֹנָֽה
Yôwnâh
H3124
Jonah
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then they said, a man to his friend, “Come, and let us cast lots, so that we may know on whose account this evil is happening to us.” So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).