Jonah 1:7 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	And they said	וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ	h559
1	every one	אִ֣ישׁ	h376
2		אֶל	h413
3	to his fellow	רֵעֵ֗הוּ	h7453
4		לְכוּ֙	h1980
14	and let us cast	וַיִּפֹּ֥ל	h5307
15	and the lot	הַגּוֹרָ֖ל	h1486
7	that we may know	וְנֵ֣דְעָ֔ה	h3045
8	for whose cause	בְּשֶׁלְּמִ֛י	h7945
9	this evil	הָרָעָ֥ה	h7451
10		הַזֹּ֖את	h2063
11		לָ֑נוּ	h0
14	and let us cast	וַיִּפֹּ֥ל	h5307
15	and the lot	הַגּוֹרָ֖ל	h1486
14	and let us cast	וַיִּפֹּ֥ל	h5307
15	and the lot	הַגּוֹרָ֖ל	h1486
16		עַל	h5921
17	upon Jonah	יוֹנָֽה׃	h3124

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they said to one another, Come, let us put this to the decision of chance and see on whose account this evil has come on us. So they did so, and Jonah was seen to be the man.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And they said each one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. And they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And they say each unto his neighbour, `Come, and we cast lots, and we know on whose account this evil `is' on us.' And they cast lots, and the lot falleth on Jonah.