Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageThe lot is thrown into the lap — but every decision it renders comes from Yahweh alone.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GThe lot is cast into the lap, but its every verdict belongs to YHWH.
KJV
King James VersionThe lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleThe lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
Footnotes
*Goral* ('lot') was a physical object — stone, stick, or marked piece — cast to determine outcomes Israel considered too weighty for human judgement alone: land division (Num. 26:55), selecting leaders (1 Sam. 10:20–21), and even the two goats on Yom Kippur (Lev. 16:8). This verse closes the chapter as it opened (v. 1): whether human planning or lot-casting, no human mechanism escapes YHWH's sovereign determination. *Mishpato* ('its judgment/decision/verdict') returns the chapter to the language of justice — chance is not chance; it is YHWH's ruling. FOG preserves 'verdict'; FOG Message adds 'alone' to emphasise the exclusivity of divine authority over every outcome.