punishment, assignment of property, etc.; prob. stones put into the bosom-fold of a garment,
Pr 16:33
(
בַּחֵיק יוּטַל אֶת־הַגּ׳
), or into a vessel, and shaken until one springs out (
עָלָה
,
יָצָא
, or—late—
נָפַל
); this was regarded originally as divine decision (
cf.
on Urim & Thummim p. 22,
supr.
); for the agent, the usual verbs are
הִשְׁלִיךְ
,
יָרָה
,
נָתַן
, and
הִפִּיל
. Particularly:—
1.
lot
for dividing land, especially that which Joshua cast at Shiloh
לִפְנֵי י׳
Jos 18:6
(
יָרָה
)
v
8, 10 (both
הִשְׁלִיךְ
; all three
sq.
לְ
of
pers.
for whom; all JE);
cf.
19:51
(
P
); so of lot coming up, or forth,
עָלָה
Jos 18:11
(
cstr.
;
P
), also
sq.
לְ
pers. 19:10 ( P ), & foll. c. יָצָא 16:1 (JE), Nu 33:54 Jos 19: 1, 17 , 24 , 32 , 40 ; 21:4 (all P ); be divided by lot יֵחָלֵק בְּג׳ Nu 26:5 5, or according to lot עַל־פִּי הַגּ׳ תֵּחָלֵק v 5 6; apportion by lot בְּג׳ הִתְנַחֲלוּ 33:5 4; 34:13 , נִחַל בְּג׳ Jos 19:5 1; give by lot נָתַן בְּג׳ Nu 36:2 נָתַן בַּגּ׳ Jos 21:8 (all P ) 1 Ch 6:50 ; have by lot הָיָה ל׳ בַּגּ׳ Jos 21: 4, & ( היה om.) v 5, 6 (all P ) cf. 1 Ch 6:46 , 48 ; also Jos 21:10 ( P ; הַגּ׳ רִאישֹׁנָה , only here f. ; Ö ;—not Ö L —om. ראישׁנה , & so) || 1 Ch 6:3 9; cf. further Is 34:17 ( הִפִּיל לְ ). 2. lot for assigning to service, duty or punishment, a. concerning the goats on day of atonement, Lv 16:8 ( נָתַן עַל ) v 8, 8 ( sq. לְ ); cf. v 9, 10 ( עָלָה עַל ; all P ). b. assigning priests to their courses, singers, musicians & porters to their duties, by lot חָלַק בְּג׳ 1 Ch 24: 5; הִפִּיל ג׳ v 3 1; 25:8 ; 26:13 ( sq. לְ of position) v 14 ; of lot coming forth ( לְ יָצָא pers .) 24:7 ( cf. v 7, 18 ) 25:9 ( cf. v 9–3 1) 26:14 cf. וַיֵּצֵא גֹּורָלֹו v 1 4. c. cast lots for dwelling in Jerus. ( הִפִּיל ג׳ ) Ne 11:1 ( sq. inf .) d. for supplying wood for altar-fire Ne 10:35 ( הִפִּיל עַל ); here belongs prob. also e. Ju 20:9 עָלֶיהָ בְּג׳ , ref. to v 10 (determining who shall go up, and who supply provision) Ö ἀναβησόµεθα ἐπ᾽ αὐτὴν ἐν κλήρῳ so Stu
(insert perhaps
נעלה
),
cf.
AV R
V,
Bu
RS 151 (who reads
נַפִּילָה בְּג׳
);
>
ã
Be Ke
who ref.
ג׳
here to division of land of captured city.
f.
to determine guilty persons
Jon 1:7
(×2) (both
הִפִּיל
)
v
17
(
נָפַל עַל
); so appar.
Ez 24:6
of inhab. of
Jerus.
under
fig.
of flesh in pot
לֹא־נָפַל עָלֶיהָ ג׳
no lot is fallen over it
,
i.e. no discrimination is made, destruction is to include the whole city; (
cf.
also
Jos 7:14 ff. 1 S 14:41 ff.
where divine agency in detection is prominent but word
גֹּורָל
not used).
g.
in allotting slaves
Jo 4:3
יַדּוּ ג׳ אֶל־עַמִּי
;
Na 3:10
(
יַדּוּ עַל
); so
Ob 11
וְעַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם יַדּוּ ג׳
,—all
c.
vb.
ידד
q.v.
h.
in distributing plundered garments
ψ 22:19
(
הִפִּיל על
).
i.
to determine favourable day for a scheme,
הִפִּיל
Est 3:7
(
לִפְנֵי הָמָן
)
9:24
(
sq. inf
.;
v.
also
פּוּר
).
3.
thing assigned, apportioned, allotted
especially of land assigned by lot,
allotment
Jos 15:
1;
17:1
;
21:38
(all
P
),
17:14
,
17
=
portion, share
(
||
נַחֲלָה
; JE);
cf.
גֹּרַל נַחֲלָתֵנוּ
Nu 36:3
(
P
),
גֹּורַל נַחֲלָתָם
Jos 14:2
(
P
; but perhaps read
abs.
גֹּורָל
cf.
D
i); also
גְּבוּל גֹּורָלָם
18:11
(
P
)
the