Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But now this is what we’ll do to Gibeah: We’ll go up against it in the order decided by casting lots. New Living Translation Instead, this is what we will do to Gibeah; we will draw lots to decide who will attack it. English Standard Version But now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot, Berean Standard Bible Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will go against it as the lot dictates. King James Bible But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it; New King James Version 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. NASB 1995 “But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up against it by lot. NASB 1977 “But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up against it by lot. Legacy Standard Bible But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up against it by lot. Amplified Bible But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it, Christian Standard Bible Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will attack it. By lot Holman Christian Standard Bible Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go 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; English Revised Version But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up against it by lot; GOD'S WORD® Translation This is what we'll do to Gibeah. We'll decide by lot who should attack it. Good News Translation This is what we will do: we will draw lots and choose some men to attack Gibeah. International Standard Version This is what we'll do to Gibeah: we're going to assemble an army by lottery. Majority Standard Bible Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will go against it as the lot dictates. NET Bible Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will attack the city as the lot dictates. New Heart English Bible But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot; Webster's Bible Translation 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; Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand now, this [is] the thing which we do to Gibeah: [we go up] against it by lot! Young's Literal Translation and now, this is the thing which we do to Gibeah -- against it by lot! Smith's Literal Translation And now this the word which we will do to Gibeah against her by lot. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut this we will do in common against Gabaa: Catholic Public Domain Version But this we shall do in common against Gibeah: New American Bible Now as for Gibeah, this is what we will do: We will go up against it by lot, New Revised Standard Version But now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut now this will be the thing which we shall do to Gibeah; we will draw lots against it; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Now thus we shall do to Gebah, we shall cast lots against it OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot; Brenton Septuagint Translation And now this is the thing which shall be done in Gabaa; we will go up against it by lot. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Decree of the Assembly…8Then all the people stood as one man and said, “Not one of us will return to his tent or to his house. 9Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will go against it as the lot dictates. 10We will take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to supply provisions for the army when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for the atrocity they have committed in Israel.”… Cross References Deuteronomy 13:12-18 If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said / that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known), / then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you, ... Joshua 7:1-26 The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites. / Meanwhile, Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven to the east of Bethel, and told them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai. / On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.” ... 1 Samuel 11:7 He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out together as one man. 1 Samuel 15:3 Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” 2 Samuel 20:1-22 Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!” / So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bichri. But the men of Judah stayed by their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem. / When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace, and he placed them in a house under guard. He provided for them, but he no longer slept with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows. ... 2 Kings 23:1-3 Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. / And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD. / So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant. 2 Chronicles 15:12-15 Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul. / And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. / They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns. ... Ezra 10:1-5 While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well. / Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel. / So now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the Law. ... Nehemiah 5:1-13 About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. / Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.” / Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.” ... Esther 9:1-5 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them. / In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples. / And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them. ... Matthew 18:15-17 If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. / But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ / If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector. Matthew 18:19-20 Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. / For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.” Matthew 26:59-66 Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death. / But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward / and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” ... Luke 17:3-4 Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. / Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” John 8:3-11 The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them / and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. / In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?” ... Treasury of Scripture But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it; by lot against it Joshua 14:2 By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. 1 Samuel 14:41,42 Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped… 1 Chronicles 24:5 Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. Jump to Previous Decision Directs Lot We'llJump to Next Decision Directs Lot We'llJudges 20 1. The Levite in a general assembly declared his wrong8. The decree of the assembly 12. The Benjamites, being cited, make head against the Israelites 18. The Israelites in two battles lose forty thousand 26. They destroy by a plan all the Benjamites, except six hundred. We will do this to Gibeah This phrase indicates a collective decision made by the tribes of Israel. The Hebrew root for "do" (עָשָׂה, asah) implies action and execution, suggesting a determined and unified response. Gibeah, a city in the territory of Benjamin, had become infamous due to the grievous sin committed there, as recounted in Judges 19. The historical context reveals a time of moral decay and lawlessness in Israel, where "everyone did what was right in his own eyes" (Judges 21:25). This phrase underscores the necessity of justice and the communal responsibility to address sin within the nation. We will go against it as the lot dictates Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Nowוְעַתָּ֕ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time this זֶ֣ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that is what אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that we will do נַעֲשֶׂ֖ה (na·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make to Gibeah: לַגִּבְעָ֑ה (lag·giḇ·‘āh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1390: Gibeah -- 'hill', three cities in Palestine We will go against it עָלֶ֖יהָ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against as the lot dictates. בְּגוֹרָֽל׃ (bə·ḡō·w·rāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1486: Lot -- a lot (for casting) Links Judges 20:9 NIVJudges 20:9 NLT Judges 20:9 ESV Judges 20:9 NASB Judges 20:9 KJV Judges 20:9 BibleApps.com Judges 20:9 Biblia Paralela Judges 20:9 Chinese Bible Judges 20:9 French Bible Judges 20:9 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 20:9 But now this is the thing which (Jd Judg. 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