Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Punishment Of Benjamin
15 The children of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty-six thousand men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men. 16 Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; everyone could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss. 17 The men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men who drew sword: all these were men of war.
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Cross References
Judges 3:15
But when the children of Israel cried to Yahweh, Yahweh raised them up a savior, Ehud the son of Gera, the Benjamite, a man left-handed. The children of Israel sent tribute by him to Eglon the king of Moab.
1 Chronicles 12:2
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in slinging stones and in shooting arrows from the bow: they were of Saul's brothers of Benjamin.
1 Samuel 17:40
He took his staff in his hand, and chose for himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his wallet. His sling was in his hand; and he drew near to the Philistine.
1 Samuel 17:49-50
David put his hand in his bag, took a stone, and slung it, and struck the Philistine in his forehead; and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.
1 Samuel 25:29
Though men may rise up to pursue you, and to seek your soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with Yahweh your God. He will sling out the souls of your enemies, as from the hollow of a sling.
2 Chronicles 26:14
Uzziah prepared for them, even for all the army, shields, and spears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bows, and stones for slinging.