³ tn Aram “its lot be.”

² tn Grk “and the lot fell on Matthias.”

¹ tn Heb “Lot the son of his brother.”

¹ tn Heb “lot of Shaddai,” which must mean “the lot from Shaddai,” a genitive of source.

¹ sn Lot’s descendants. See note on this phrase in Deut 2:9.

³ tn Heb “Let me escape to there.” The cohortative here expresses Lot’s request.

¹ sn The descendants of Lot were the Moabites and Ammonites.

⁵ tn The infinitive construct explains how God has shown Lot kindness.

⁵ tn Heb “and they pressed against the man, against Lot, exceedingly.”

³ tn Here “lot” may refer to the decision made by casting lots; it is not chosen at all.

¹ tn Heb “the lot is cast.” Because the ancient practice of “casting lots” is unfamiliar to many modern readers, the imagery has been updated to “throwing dice.”

¹ sn As the lot dictates. The Israelite soldiers intended to cast lots to determine which tribe would lead the battle charge (see v. 18).

¹ tn Heb “the men,” referring to the angels inside Lot’s house. The word “visitors” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn Heb “the men,” referring to the angels inside Lot’s house. The word “inside” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn Heb “men, brothers [are] we.” Here “brothers” describes the closeness of the relationship, but could be misunderstood if taken literally, since Abram was Lot’s uncle.

⁴ tn Grk “cast lots.” See the note on “throw dice” earlier in the verse.

¹ tn Heb “casting lots.” The precise way in which this would have been done is not certain.

¹ tn Heb “and they cast lots [for] service, just as like small, like great, teacher with student.”

² tn Heb “to the clan of the Kohathites for to them was the lot.”

¹ tn Heb “the seventh lot came out for the sons of Dan.”