Joshua 14:2
New Living Translation
2 These nine and a half tribes received their grants of land by means of sacred lots, in accordance with the Lord’s command through Moses.
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Numbers 34:13
New Living Translation
13 Then Moses told the Israelites, “This territory is the homeland you are to divide among yourselves by sacred lot. The Lord has commanded that the land be divided among the nine and a half remaining tribes.
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Numbers 33:54
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54 You must distribute the land among the clans by sacred lot and in proportion to their size. A larger portion of land will be allotted to each of the larger clans, and a smaller portion will be allotted to each of the smaller clans. The decision of the sacred lot is final. In this way, the portions of land will be divided among your ancestral tribes.
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Numbers 26:55-56
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55 But you must assign the land by lot, and give land to each ancestral tribe according to the number of names on the list. 56 Each grant of land must be assigned by lot among the larger and smaller tribal groups.”
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Proverbs 16:33
New Living Translation
33 We may throw the dice,[a]
but the Lord determines how they fall.
Footnotes
- 16:33 Hebrew We may cast lots.
Matthew 25:34
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34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
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Proverbs 18:18
New Living Translation
18 Flipping a coin[a] can end arguments;
it settles disputes between powerful opponents.
Footnotes
- 18:18 Hebrew Casting lots.
Psalm 16:5-6
New Living Translation
5 Lord, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing.
You guard all that is mine.
6 The land you have given me is a pleasant land.
What a wonderful inheritance!
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