- by lot against it:
- "By lotª [was] their inheritance,ª as¹ the LORDª commandedª° by the handª of Moses,ª for the nineª tribes,ª and [for] the halfª tribe.ª" {Jsh 14:2} + "Therefore Saulª saidª° unto¹ the LORDª Godª of Israel,ª Giveª° a perfectª [lot]. And Saulª and Jonathan²¹ were taken:ª° but the peopleª escaped.ª° ... And Saulª said,ª° Castª° [lots] between¹ me and Jonathan²¹ my son.ª And Jonathan²¹ was taken.ª°" {1Sm 14:41-42} + "Thus were they dividedª° by lot,ª one sortª with¹ another;ª for¹ the governorsª of the sanctuary,ª and governorsª [of the house] of God,ª were¹ of the sonsª¹ of Eleazar,ª and of the sonsª of Ithamar.ª" {1Ch 24:5} + "And the rulersª of the peopleª dweltª° at Jerusalem:ª the restª of the peopleª also castª° lots,ª to bringª° oneª of¹ tenª to dwellª° in Jerusalemª the holyª city,ª and nineª partsª [to dwell] in [other] cities.ª" {Neh 11:1} + "¹ The lotª is castª° into the lap;ª but the whole¹ disposingª thereof [is] of the LORD.ª¹" {Prv 16:33} + "And they saidª° every oneª to¹ his fellow,ª Come,²°¹ and let us castª° lots,ª that we may knowª° for whose causeª¹ this¹ evilª [is] upon us. So they castª° lots,ª and the lotª fellª° upon¹ Jonah.ª" {Jna 1:7} + "Andª they gave forthª° theirª lots;ª andª the¹ lotª fellª° uponª Matthias;ª andª he was numberedª° withª the¹ elevenª apostles.ª" {Act 1:26}
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