Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

The lot causeth, contentions, to cease, and, the mighty, it parteth.

New American Standard Bible

The cast lot puts an end to strife
And decides between the mighty ones.

King James Version

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

Holman Bible

Casting the lot ends quarrels
and separates powerful opponents.

International Standard Version

Casting dice settles a dispute, deciding between strong contenders.

A Conservative Version

The lot causes contentions to cease, and decides between the mighty.

American Standard Version

The lot causeth contentions to cease, And parteth between the mighty.

Amplified


To cast lots puts an end to quarrels
And decides between powerful contenders.

Bible in Basic English

The decision of chance puts an end to argument, parting the strong.

Darby Translation

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

Julia Smith Translation

The lot will cause contentions to cease, and will separate between the strong,

King James 2000

The lot causes contentions to cease, and decides between the mighty.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The lot will put an end to disputes, and between powerful contenders it will decide.

Modern King James verseion

The lot causes arguments to cease, and divides between the mighty.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The lot pacifieth the variance, and parteth the mighty asunder.

NET Bible

A toss of a coin ends disputes, and settles the issue between strong opponents.

New Heart English Bible

The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.

Webster

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty.

World English Bible

The lot settles disputes, and keeps strong ones apart.

Youngs Literal Translation

The lot causeth contentions to cease, And between the mighty it separateth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The lot
גּרל גּורל 
Gowral 
lot
Usage: 77

מדין 
Midyan 
Usage: 9

to cease
שׁבת 
Shabath 
Usage: 71

References

Context Readings

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

17 Righteous is he that is first in his own cause, then cometh his neighbour, and thoroughly searcheth him. 18 The lot causeth, contentions, to cease, and, the mighty, it parteth. 19 A brother estranged, is worse than a strong city, - and, contentions, are as the bar of a citadel.



Cross References

Proverbs 16:33

Into the lap, is cast the lot, but, from Yahweh, is its every decision.

Joshua 14:2

By lot, was their inheritance divided, - as Yahweh commanded by the hand of Moses, unto the nine tribes and unto the half tribe.

1 Samuel 10:21-27

And, when he had brought near the tribe of Benjamin, by their families, then was taken the family of Matri, - and, when he had brought near the family of Matri, man by man, then was taken Saul the son of Kish; so they sought him, but he was not to be found.

1 Samuel 14:42

And Saul said, Cast lots between me, and Jonathan my son. Then was, Jonathan, taken.

1 Chronicles 6:63

And, unto seas of Merari, by their families - out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, by lot twelve cities.

1 Chronicles 24:31

Moreover, they also, cast lots along with their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king and Zadok and Ahimelech, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites, the ancestral chief along with his younger brethren.

Nehemiah 11:1

And the rulers of the people dwelt in Jerusalem, - and, the rest of the people, cast lots, to bring in one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in other cities.

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