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Lexicon :: Strong's H1486 - gôrāl

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גּוֹרָל
Transliteration
gôrāl
Pronunciation
go-rawl'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to be rough (as stone)
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TWOT Reference: 381a

Strong’s Definitions

גּוֹרָל gôwrâl, go-rawl'; or (shortened) גֹּרָל gôrâl; from an unused root meaning to be rough (as stone); properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot):—lot.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 77x

The KJV translates Strong's H1486 in the following manner: lot (77x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 77x
The KJV translates Strong's H1486 in the following manner: lot (77x).

  1. lot

    1. lot - pebbles used for systematically making decisions

  2. portion

    1. lot, portion (thing assigned by casting lots)

    2. recompense, retribution

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גּוֹרָל gôwrâl, go-rawl'; or (shortened) גֹּרָל gôrâl; from an unused root meaning to be rough (as stone); properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot):—lot.
STRONGS H1486: Abbreviations
גּוֺרָל 77 noun masculineLeviticus 16:8 & († Joshua 21:10, but see below) feminine lot: (Late Hebrew id. & denominative Hiph. הִגְרִיל cast lots) — absolute ג׳ Joshua 16:1 + 51 times; construct גּוֺרַל Joshua 18:11 + 2 times, גֹּרַל Numbers 36:3; suffix גּוֺרָלִי Psalm 16:5, גֹּרָלִי Judges 1:3, גּוֺרָֽלְךָ Proverbs 1:14, גֹּרָֽלְךָ Daniel 12:13, גּוֺרָלֶ֑ךָ Judges 1:3, גּוֺרָלֵךְ Jeremiah 13:25; Isaiah 57:6, גּוֺרָלוֺ 1 Chronicles 26:14, גּוֺרָלָם Joshua 18:11 + 2 times; plural גּוֺרָלוֺת Jonah 1:7 + 8 times, גֹּרָלוֺת Leviticus 16:8; — a lot cast for the decision of questions Proverbs 18:18, designation of persons, etc., for service or punishment, assignment of property, etc.; probably stones put into the bosom-fold of a garment, Proverbs 16:33 (בַּחֵיק יוּטַל אֶת־הַגּ׳), or into a vessel, and shaken until one springs out (עָלָה, יָצָא or — late — נָפַל); this was regarded originally as divine decision (compare on Urim & Thummim above); for the agent, the usual verbs are הִשְׁלִיךְ, יָרָה, נָתַן, and הִמִּיל. Particularly: —
1. lot for dividing land, especially that which Joshua cast at Shiloh לִפְנֵי י׳ Joshua 18:6 (יָרָה) Joshua 18:8; Joshua 18:10 (both הִשְׁלִיךְ; all three followed by לְ of person for whom; all J E); compare Joshua 19:51 (P); so of lot coming up, or forth, עָלָה Joshua 18:11 (construct; P), also followed by לְ person Joshua 19:10 (P), & following with יָצָא Joshua 16:11 (JE), Numbers 33:54; Joshua 19:1, 17, 24, 32, 40; Joshua 21:4 (all P); be divided by lot יֵחָלֵק בְּג׳ Numbers 26:55, or according to lot תֵּחָלֵק הַגּ׳ עַל־פִּי Numbers 26:56; apportion by lot הִתְנַחֲלוּ בְּג׳ Numbers 33:54; Numbers 34:13, נִחַל בְּג׳ Joshua 19:51; give by lot נָתַן בְּג׳ Numbers 36:2 נָתַן בַּגּ׳ Joshua 21:8 (all P) 1 Chronicles 6:50; have by lot בַּגּ׳ הָיָה ל׳ Joshua 21:4, & (היה omitted) Joshua 21:5; Joshua 21:6 (all P) compare 1 Chronicles 6:46; 1 Chronicles 6:48; also Joshua 21:10 (P; רִאישֹׁנָה הַגּ׳, only here feminine; Greek Version of the LXX — not LXX of Lucian (Lag.) — omits ראישׁנה, & so) || 1 Chronicles 6:39; compare further Isaiah 34:17 (לְ הִפִּיל).
2. lot for assigning to service, duty or punishment,
a. concerning the goats on day of atonement, Leviticus 16:8 (נָתַן עַל) Leviticus 16:8; Leviticus 16:8 (followed by לְ); compare Leviticus 16:9; Leviticus 16:10 (עָלָה עַל; all P).
b. assigning priests to their courses, singers, musicians & porters to their duties, by lot חָלַק בְּג׳ 1 Chronicles 24:5; ג׳ הִפִּיל 1 Chronicles 24:31; 1 Chronicles 25:8; 1 Chronicles 26:13 (followed by לְ of position) 1 Chronicles 26:14; of lot coming forth (יָצָא לְ person) 1 Chronicles 24:7 (compare 1 Chronicles 24:7; 1 Chronicles 24:18) 1 Chronicles 25:9 (compare 1 Chronicles 25:9-31) 1 Chronicles 26:14 compare וַיֵּצֵא גּוֺרָלוֺ 1 Chronicles 26:14.
c. cast lots for dwelling in Jerusalem (ג׳ הִפִּיל) Nehemiah 1:11 (followed by infinitive).
d. for supplying wood for altar-fire Nehemiah 10:35 (עַל עָלֶיהָ); here belongs probably also
e. Judges 20:9 עָלֶיהָ בְּג׳, reference to Judges 20:10 (determining who shall go up, and who supply provision) Greek Version of the LXX ἀναβησόμεθα ἐπ’ αὐτὴν ἐν κλήρῳ, so Stu (insert perhaps נעלה), compare AV RV, BuRS 151 (who reads בְּג׳ נַפִּילָה); > Syriac Version Be Ke who reference ג׳ here to division of land of captured city.
f. to determine guilty persons Jonah 1:7 (twice in verse) (both הִפִּיל) Jonah 1:17 (נָפַל עַל); so apparently Ezekiel 24:6 of inhabitants of Jerusalem under figure of flesh in pot לֹא־נָפַל עָלֶיהָ ג׳ no lot is fallen over it, i.e. no discrimination is made, destruction is to include the whole city; (compare also Joshua 7:14ff.; 1 Samuel 14:41ff. where divine agency in detection is prominent but word גּוֺרָל not used).
g. in allotting slaves Joel 4:3 [Joel 3:3] אֶל־עַמִּי יַדּוּ גּ׳; Nahum 3:10 (יַדּוּ עַל); so Obadiah 11 וְעַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם יַדּוּ ג׳ — all with verb ידד which see.
h. in distributing plundered garments Psalm 22:19 (על הִפִּיל).
i. to determine favourable day for a scheme, הִפִּיל Esther 3:7 (לִפְנֵי הָמָן) Esther 9:24 (followed by infinitive; see also H6332 פּוּר ).
3. thing assigned, apportioned, allotted especially of land assigned by lot, allotment Joshua 15:1; Joshua 17:1; Joshua 21:38 (all P), Joshua 17:14, 17 = portion, share (|| נַחֲלָה J E); compare גֹּרַל נַחֲלָתֵנוּ Numbers 36:3 (P), גּוֺרַל נַחֲלָתָם Joshua 14:2 (P; but perhaps read absolute גּוֺרָל compare Di); also גְּבוּל גּוֺרָלָם Joshua 18:11 (P) the boundary of their allotment; עָרֵי גוֺרָלָם Joshua 21:20 (P); see further Judges 1:3 (twice in verse); so probably Micah 2:5 הִשְׁלִיךְ חֶבֶל בְּג׳ (Hi Che; compare also Ew); Psalm 125:3, land, exposed to oppressive exaction; also figurative of י׳ as portion, allotment of his people Psalm 16:5 (so Che, & on תָּמִיד for תּוֺמִיךְ compare his critical note; see also Ew; otherwise De and others; — || מְנָת חֶלְקִי); on the other hand, of idols Isaiah 57:6 (|| חֵלֶק); also עָמַד לְג׳ Daniel 12:13, of allotted portion, share, in the Messianic consummation; more generally, one's portion, lot, fortune בְּתוֺכֵנוּ תַּפִּיל גּוֺרָֽלְךָ Proverbs 1:14 cast thy fortune into the midst of us, in with us (|| כִּיס אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּנוּ).
4. portion = recompence, retribution Isaiah 17:14 (|| חֵלֶק), Jeremiah 13:25 (|| מְנָת מִדַּיִךְ), both implying divine agency.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

16:8; 16:8; 16:8; 16:8; 16:8; 16:9; 16:10

Numbers

26:55; 26:56; 33:54; 33:54; 34:13; 36:2; 36:3; 36:3

Joshua

7:14; 14:2; 15:1; 16:1; 17:1; 17:14; 17:17; 18:6; 18:8; 18:10; 18:11; 18:11; 18:11; 18:11; 19:1; 19:10; 19:17; 19:24; 19:32; 19:40; 19:51; 19:51; 21:4; 21:4; 21:5; 21:6; 21:8; 21:10; 21:10; 21:20; 21:38

Judges

1:3; 1:3; 1:3; 20:9; 20:10

1 Samuel

14:41

1 Chronicles

6:39; 6:46; 6:48; 6:50; 24:5; 24:7; 24:7; 24:18; 24:31; 25:8; 25:9; 25:9; 25:10; 25:11; 25:12; 25:13; 25:14; 25:15; 25:16; 25:17; 25:18; 25:19; 25:20; 25:21; 25:22; 25:23; 25:24; 25:25; 25:26; 25:27; 25:28; 25:29; 25:30; 25:31; 26:13; 26:14; 26:14; 26:14; 26:14

Nehemiah

1:11; 10:35

Esther

3:7; 9:24

Psalms

16:5; 16:5; 22:19; 125:3

Proverbs

1:14; 1:14; 16:33; 18:18

Isaiah

17:14; 34:17; 57:6; 57:6

Jeremiah

13:25; 13:25

Ezekiel

24:6

Daniel

12:13; 12:13

Joel

3:3

Obadiah

1:11

Jonah

1:7; 1:7; 1:17

Micah

2:5

Nahum

3:10

H1486

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Strong's Number H1486 matches the Hebrew גּוֹרָל (gôrāl),
which occurs 77 times in 67 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:8 - Aharon shall cast lots for the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:9 - Aharon shall present the goat on which the lot fell for the LORD, and offer him for a sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:10 - But the goat, on which the lot fell for the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make atonement for him, to send him away for the scapegoat into the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:55 - Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:56

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:56 - According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 33:54

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:54 - You shall inherit the land by lot according to your families; to the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: wherever the lot falls to any man, that shall be his; according to the tribes of your fathers shall you inherit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:13 - Moshe commanded the children of Yisra'el, saying, This is the land which you shall inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine tribes, and to the half-tribe;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:2 - and they said, the LORD commanded my lord to give the land for inheritance by lot to the children of Yisra'el: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Tzelohchad our brother to his daughters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:3 - If they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Yisra'el, then will their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of our fathers, and will be added to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they shall belong: so will it be taken away from the lot of our inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 14:2 - by the lot of their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by Moshe, for the nine tribes, and for the half-tribe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:1 - The lot for the tribe of the children of Yehudah according to their families was to the border of Edom, even to the wilderness of Tzin southward, at the uttermost part of the south.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 16:1 - The lot came out for the children of Yosef from the Yarden at Yericho, at the waters of Yericho on the east, even the wilderness, going up from Yericho through the hill-country to Beit-El;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:1 - This was the lot for the tribe of Menashsheh; for he was the firstborn of Yosef. As for Makhir the firstborn of Menashsheh, the father of Gil`ad, because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gil`ad and Bashan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:14 - The children of Yosef spoke to Yehoshua, saying, Why have you given me but one lot and one part for an inheritance, seeing I am a great people, because hitherto the LORD has blessed me?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:17 - Yehoshua spoke to the house of Yosef, even to Efrayim and to Menashsheh, saying, You are a great people, and have great power; you shall not have one lot only:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:6 - You shall describe the land into seven portions, and bring the description here to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the LORD our God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:8 - The men arose, and went: and Yehoshua charged those who went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me; and I will cast lots for you here before the LORD in Shiloh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:10 - Yehoshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Yehoshua divided the land to the children of Yisra'el according to their divisions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:11 - The lot of the tribe of the children of Binyamin came up according to their families: and the border of their lot went out between the children of Yehudah and the children of Yosef.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:1 - The second lot came out for Shim`on, even for the tribe of the children of Shim`on according to their families: and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the children of Yehudah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:10 - The third lot came up for the children of Zevulun according to their families; and the border of their inheritance was to Sarid;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:17 - The fourth lot came out for Yissakhar, even for the children of Yissakhar according to their families.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:24 - The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:32 - The sixth lot came out for the children of Naftali, even for the children of Naftali according to their families.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:40 - The seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:51 - These are the inheritances, which El`azar the Kohen, and Yehoshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the tribes of the children of Yisra'el, distributed for inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tent of meeting. So they made an end of dividing the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:4 - The lot came out for the families of the Kehati: and the children of Aharon the Kohen, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Yehudah, and out of the tribe of the Shim`oni, and out of the tribe of Binyamin, thirteen cities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:5 - The rest of the children of Kehat had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Efrayim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Menashsheh, ten cities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:6 - The children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Yissakhar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naftali, and out of the half-tribe of Menashsheh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:8 - The children of Yisra'el gave by lot to the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by Moshe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:10 - and they were for the children of Aharon, of the families of the Kehati, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:20 - The families of the children of Kehat, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kehat, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Efrayim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:40 - All these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:3 - Yehudah said to Shim`on his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Kana`anim; and I likewise will go with you into your lot. So Shim`on went with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:9 - But now this is the thing which we will do to Gevah: we will go up against it by lot;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:54 - Now these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aharon, of the families of the Kehati (for theirs was the first lot),

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:61

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:61 - To the rest of the sons of Kehat were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Menashsheh, ten cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:63

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:63 - To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Re'uven, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zevulun, twelve cities.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:65

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:65 - They gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Yehudah, and out of the tribe of the children of Shim`on, and out of the tribe of the children of Binyamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 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 El`azar, and of the sons of Itamar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:7 - Now the first lot came forth to Yehoiariv, the second to Yedayah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 24:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:31 - These likewise cast lots even as their brothers the sons of Aharon in the presence of David the king, and Tzadok, and Achimelekh, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the Kohanim and of the Levites; the fathers' houses of the chief even as those of his younger brother.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 25:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:8 - They cast lots for their offices, all alike, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 25:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:9 - Now the first lot came forth for Asaf to Yosef: the second to Gedalyahu; he and his brothers and sons were twelve:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:13 - They cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to their fathers' houses, for every gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:14 - The lot eastward fell to Shelemyahu. Then for Zekharyah his son, a discreet counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:34 - We cast lots, the Kohanim, the Levites, and the people, for the wood-offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to our fathers' houses, at times appointed, year by year, to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:1 - The princes of the people lived in Yerushalayim: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Yerushalayim the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:7 - In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Achashverosh, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:24 - because Haman the son of Hammedata, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Yehudim, had plotted against the Yehudim to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;

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