Parallel Verses
New Heart English Bible
But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;
New American Standard Bible
But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up against it by lot.
King James Version
But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;
Holman Bible
Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go against it by lot.
International Standard Version
This is what we'll do to Gibeah: we're going to assemble an army by lottery.
A Conservative Version
But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: [We will go up] against it by lot,
American Standard Version
But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;
Amplified
But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it,
Bible in Basic English
But this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by the decision of the Lord;
Darby Translation
But now this is what we will do to Gib'e-ah: we will go up against it by lot,
Julia Smith Translation
And now this the word which we will do to Gibeah against her by lot.
King James 2000
But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;
Lexham Expanded Bible
So then, this is what we will do to Gibeah: [we will go up] against her by lot.
Modern King James verseion
And now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah, going against it by lot.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And now this is it that we shall do to Gibeah, and cast lots against it.
NET Bible
Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will attack the city as the lot dictates.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore, this is the thing, that we will do to Gibeah, - Go against it by lot;
Webster
But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up by lot against it;
World English Bible
But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: [we will go up] against it by lot;
Youngs Literal Translation
and now, this is the thing which we do to Gibeah -- against it by lot!
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 20:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Punishment Of Benjamin
8 All the people arose as one man, saying, "None of us will go to his tent, neither will any of us return to his house. 9 But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot; 10 and we will take ten men of one hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and one hundred of one thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to get food for the people, that when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, they may do to it according to all the disgrace that they have committed in Israel."
Phrases
Cross References
Joshua 14:2
by the lot of their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.
1 Samuel 14:41-42
Therefore Saul said, ?LORD, God of Israel, why have you not answered your servant this day? If this sin is mine or in Jonathan my son, LORD, God of Israel, give Urim. But if this sin is in your people Israel, give Thummim.? And Jonathan and Saul were chosen, but the people were cleared.
1 Chronicles 24:5
And thus were they divided impartially by drawing lots; for there were officiers of the sanctuary, and officiers of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
Nehemiah 11:1
And the princes of the people lived in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.
Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
Jonah 1:7
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.
Acts 1:26
They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the Eleven apostles.