Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 From the cities the descendants of Benjamin were counted on that day twenty-six thousand {sword-wielding men}, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were counted seven hundred well-trained men. 16 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. 17 And the men of Israel besides Benjamin were counted four hundred thousand {sword-wielding men}; {all were warriors}.
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Judges 3:15
And the {Israelites} cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh raised up for them a deliverer, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjaminite and {a left-handed man}. And the {Israelites} sent a tribute to Eglon king of Moab {through him}.
1 Chronicles 12:2
[They were] armed with [the] bow, [able to shoot] right-handed or left-handed, [slinging] stones or [shooting] arrows with the bow; [they were] kinsmen of Saul from Benjamin.
1 Samuel 17:40
Then he took his staff in his hand, picked out for himself five smooth stones from the wadi, and he put them in his shepherd's bag, in the pouch. And with his sling in his hand, he approached the Philistine.
1 Samuel 17:49-50
Then David put his hand into the bag and took a stone from it and slung [it]. He struck the Philistine on his forehead, and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.
1 Samuel 25:29
Should a man arise to pursue you and to seek your life, may the life of my lord be wrapped in the pouch of the living with Yahweh your God. But as for the life of your enemy, he will sling it from within the pocket of the sling!
2 Chronicles 26:14
And Uzziah prepared small shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the whole army.