‘Come on! ’ the sailors said to each other. ‘Let’s cast lots. Then we’ll know who is to blame for this trouble we’re in.’ So they cast lots, and the lot singled out Jonah.
So don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.
In the first month, the month of Nisan, in King Ahasuerus’s twelfth year, the pur #– #that is, the lot #– #was cast before Haman for each day in each month, and it fell on the twelfth month, the month Adar.