Cook, explains: “It was practised either by dropping gold, silver, or jewels, into the water, and then examining their appearance; or simply by looking into the water as into a mirror. ” Bible commentator Christopher Wordsworth says: “Sometimes the cup was filled with water, and the answer was given by means of imagery, produced by the sun on the water in the cup. ”
बाइबल टीकाकार क्रिसटफर वड्‌र्सवर्थ कहते हैं: “कभी - कभी कटोरे को पानी से भरा जाता था और फिर सूरज की किरणों से पानी पर जो छवि बनती, उससे शकुन - विचारा जाता था । ”