Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
New American Standard Bible
Out of all these people 700
King James Version
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
Holman Bible
There were 700 choice men who were left-handed among all these people; all could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
International Standard Version
Out of all these soldiers, 700 of them were left-handed and each one could sling a stone at a hair and never miss.
A Conservative Version
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed. Every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.
American Standard Version
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.
Amplified
Out of all these people were seven hundred choice
Bible in Basic English
Who were left-handed, able to send a stone at a hair without error.
Darby Translation
Among all these were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair, and not miss.
Julia Smith Translation
From all this people, seven hundred chosen men shut up of the right hand, slinging at a hair, and they will not miss.
King James 2000
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men, left-handed; every one could sling stones at a hair's breadth, and not miss.
Lexham Expanded Bible
From all these troops [were] seven hundred well-trained men {who were left-handed}; each one could sling with a stone at a hair and not miss.
Modern King James verseion
Among all this people were seven hundred chosen men, left-handed. Every one could sling stones at a hair's breadth, and not miss.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And among all these folk were seven hundred left handed men, which every one could sling stones at a hair breadth, and not miss.
NET Bible
Among this army were seven hundred specially-trained left-handed soldiers. Each one could sling a stone and hit even the smallest target.
New Heart English Bible
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; everyone could sling stones at a hair and not miss.
The Emphasized Bible
Out of all this people, were seven hundred chosen men, left-handed, - any one of whom could sling with a stone to a hair's-breadth, and not miss.
Webster
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; every one could sling stones to a hair-breadth, and not miss.
World English Bible
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; everyone could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.
Themes
Benjamin » Tribe of » Skill in archery and as slingers of stones
tribe of Benjamin » Almost annihilated for protecting the men of gibeah
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 20:16
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Context Readings
The Punishment Of Benjamin
15 And the sons of Benjamin number themselves on that day; out of the cities are twenty and six thousand men drawing sword, apart from the inhabitants of Gibeah, who numbered themselves, seven hundred chosen men; 16 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. 17 And the men of Israel numbered themselves, apart from Benjamin, four hundred thousand men, drawing sword, each of these a man of war.
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Judges 3:15
And the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, and Jehovah raiseth to them a saviour, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite (a man -- shut of his right hand), and the sons of Israel send by his hand a present to Eglon king of Moab;
1 Chronicles 12:2
armed with bow, right and left handed, with stones, and with arrows, with bows, of the brethren of Saul, of Benjamin.
1 Samuel 17:40
And he taketh his staff in his hand, and chooseth for him five smooth stones from the brook, and putteth them in the shepherds' habiliments that he hath, even in the scrip, and his sling is in his hand, and he draweth nigh unto the Philistine.
1 Samuel 17:49-50
and David putteth forth his hand unto the vessel, and taketh thence a stone, and slingeth, and smiteth the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone sinketh into his forehead, and he falleth on his face to the earth.
1 Samuel 25:29
And man riseth to pursue thee and to seek thy soul, and the soul of my lord hath been bound in the bundle of life with Jehovah thy God; as to the soul of thine enemies, He doth sling them out in the midst of the hollow of the sling.
2 Chronicles 26:14
And Uzziah prepareth for them, for all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, even to stones of the slings.