Judges 20:9
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But this we will do in common against Gabaa:

by lot against it

Joshua 14:2 Dividing all by lot, as the Lord had commanded the hand of Moses, to the nine tribes, and the half tribe.

1 Samuel 14:41,42 And Saul said to the Lord: O Lord God of Israel, give a sign, by which we may know, what the meaning is, that thou answerest not thy servant to day: If this iniquity be in me, or in my son Jonathan, give a proof: or if this iniquity be in thy people, give holiness. And Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people escaped. . . .

1 Chronicles 24:5 And he divided both the families one with the other by lot: for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

Nehemiah 11:1 And the princes of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: but the rest of the people cast lots, to take one part in ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.

Proverbs 16:33 Lots are cast into the lap, but they are disposed of by the Lord.

Jonah 1:7 And the ship master came to him and said to him: Why art thou fast asleep? rise up call upon thy God, if so be that God will think of us that we may not perish.

Acts 1:26 And they gave them lot, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

Context
The Decree of the Assembly
8And all the people standing, answered as by the voice of one man: We will not return to our tents, neither shall any one of us go into his own house: 9But this we will do in common against Gabaa:10We will take ten men of a hundred out of all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to bring victuals for the army, that we may fight against Gabaa of Benjamin, and render to it for its wickedness, what it deserveth.…
Cross References
Judges 20:8
And all the people standing, answered as by the voice of one man: We will not return to our tents, neither shall any one of us go into his own house:

Judges 20:10
We will take ten men of a hundred out of all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to bring victuals for the army, that we may fight against Gabaa of Benjamin, and render to it for its wickedness, what it deserveth.

Lexicon
Now
וְעַתָּ֕ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time

this
זֶ֣ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

is what
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 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 Hebrew 6213: To do, make

to Gibeah:
לַגִּבְעָ֑ה (lag·giḇ·‘āh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1390: Gibeah -- 'hill', three cities in Palestine

We will go against it
עָלֶ֖יהָ (‘ā·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

as the lot dictates.
בְּגוֹרָֽל׃ (bə·ḡō·w·rāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1486: Lot -- a lot (for casting)


Additional Translations
Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will go against it as the lot dictates.But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;

But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;

And now this is the thing which shall be done in Gabaa; we will go up against it by lot.

But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: [we go] by lot against it;

But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up against it by lot;

But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up by lot against it;

But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: [we will go up] against it by lot;

and now, this is the thing which we do to Gibeah -- against it by lot!
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