Judges 20:9

Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will attack the city as the lot dictates. ¹ 

But now this is what we’ll do to Gibeah: We’ll go up against it as the lot directs.

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

Instead, we will draw lots to decide who will attack Gibeah.

Here's our plan for dealing with Gibeah: We'll march against it by drawing lots.

But this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by the decision of the Lord;

But now this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot.

"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. ¹ 

¹ tn Heb “against her by lot.” The verb “we will go up” (נַעֲלֶה, na’aleh) has probably been accidentally omitted before “against her” (עָלֶיהָ, ’aleha).

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