Judges 20:9

The Decree of the Assembly

8Then all the people stood as one man and said, “Not one of us will return to his tent or to his house.9Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will go against it as the lot dictates. 10We will take ten men out of every hundred from all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand, to supply provisions for the army when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for the atrocity they have committed in Israel.”

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Berean Standard Bible
Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will go against it as the lot dictates.
American Standard Version (1901)
But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;
Bible in Basic English
But this is what we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by the decision of the Lord;
Free Bible Version
This is what we're going to do to Gilboah: we will attack it with our forces chosen by lot.
Geneva Bible 1599
But now this is that thing which we will do to Gibeah: we wil goe vp by lot against it,
King James (Authorized) Version
But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it;
Translation for Translators
This is what we must do to the people of Gibeah. First, we will ◄cast lots/throw marked stones► to determine which group should attack them.
Unlocked Literal Bible
But now this is what we must do to Gibeah: We will attack it as the lot directs us.
Noah Webster Bible
But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up by lot against it;
World English Bible
But now this is the thing which we will do to Gibeah: we will go up against it by lot;
Young's Literal Translation
and now, this [is] the thing which we do to Gibeah — against it by lot!