Judges 20:16
“Among all this people there were seuen hundred chosen men left handed, euery one could sling stones at an haire breadth, and not misse.”
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Judges 20:16 Context
14But the children of Beniamin gathered themselues together out of the cities, vnto Gibeah, to goe out to battell against the children of Israel. 15And the children of Beniamin were numbred at that time out of the cities, twentie and sixe thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbred seuen hundred chosen men. 16Among all this people there were seuen hundred chosen men left handed, euery one could sling stones at an haire breadth, and not misse. 17And the men of Israel, beside Beniamin, were numbred foure hundred thousand men that drewe sword; all these were men of warre. 18¶ And the children of Israel arose, and went vp to the house of God, and asked counsell of God, and saide, Which of vs shall goe vp first to the battell against the children of Beniamin? And the Lord said, Iudah shall goe vp first.
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Other Translations for Judges 20:16
Among all this people [there were] seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair [breadth], and not miss.
- King James Version
Out of all these people 700 choice men were left-handed; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Who were left-handed, able to send a stone at a hair without error.
- Basic English Bible
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; all these slang stones at a hair [breadth], and missed not.
- Darby Bible
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; every one could sling stones to a hair-breadth, and not miss.
- Webster's Bible
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; everyone could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.
- World English Bible
among all this people [are] seven hundred chosen men, bound of their right hand, each of these slinging with a stone at the hair, and he doth not err.
- Youngs Literal Bible
All this people, even seven hundred chosen men, were left-handed; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Judges 20:16
20:16 Not miss - An hyperbolical expression, signifying, that they could do this with great exactness. And this was very considerable and one ground of the Benjamites confidence.