Jonah

Jonah 1:7

⁷“Come!” said the sailors to one another. “Let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this calamity that is upon us.”

So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Come	לְכוּ֙	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
said the sailors	וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
one another	רֵעֵ֗הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
Let us cast	וְנַפִּ֣ילָה	wə·nap·pî·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H5307 fall, lie
lots	גֽוֹרָל֔וֹת	ḡō·w·rā·lō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H1486 lot
to find out	וְנֵ֣דְעָ֔ה	wə·nê·ḏə·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H3045 know
who is responsible	בְּשֶׁלְּמִ֛י	bə·šel·lə·mî	Preposition-b, Pr; Interrogative	H4310 who?
for this	הַזֹּ֖את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
calamity	הָרָעָ֥ה	hā·rā·‘āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
that is upon us	לָ֑נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
So they cast	וַיַּפִּ֙לוּ֙	way·yap·pi·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
lots	גּֽוֹרָל֔וֹת	gō·w·rā·lō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H1486 lot
and the lot	הַגּוֹרָ֖ל	hag·gō·w·rāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1486 lot
fell	וַיִּפֹּ֥ל	way·yip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Jonah	יוֹנָֽה׃	yō·w·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3124 Jonah

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 16:33 · Joshua 7:13–18 · Numbers 32:23 · Joshua 7:10 · 1 Samuel 10:20–21 · Acts 13:19 · 1 Samuel 14:41–42 · Matthew 27:35 · Psalm 22:18 · Isaiah 41:6–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.