Judges 20:9
What does Judges 20:9 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 20:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;
KJV
King James Version · 1611But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by the decision of the Lord;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and now, this <FI>is<Fi> the thing which we do to Gibeah--against it by lot!
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But this we will do in common against Gabaa:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: [we go] by lot against it;
Context
v.8And 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 unto his house.
v.9This passage
v.10and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victuals 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 14:41
Therefore Saul said unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, Show the right. And Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot; but the people escaped.
- Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.
- 1 Chronicles 24:5
Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
- Joshua 14:2
by the lot of their inheritance, as Jehovah commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.
- Nehemiah 11:1
And the princes of the people dwelt in Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in theothercities.
- Acts 1:26
And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.