American Standard Version
"But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot; "
— Judges 20:9, American Standard Version
“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;”
“Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will attack the city as the lot dictates.”
“But this we will do in common against Gabaa:”
“But this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by the decision of the Lord;”
“But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;”
And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.
Behold, ye children of Israel, all of you, give here your advice and counsel.
And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn unto his house.
But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;
and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victuals for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.
So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man.
And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is come to pass among you?