Judges 20:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.”
Judges 20:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 20:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 20:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred chosen men who were left-handed. Every one of them could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.”
Judges 20:16 — World English Bible
Judges 20:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss. ”
Judges 20:16 — American Standard Version
Judges 20:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“among all this people <FI>are<Fi> seven hundred chosen men, bound of their right hand, each of these slinging with a stone at the hair, and he doth not err.”
Judges 20:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 20:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; all these slang stones at a hair [breadth], and missed not. ”
Judges 20:16 — Darby Translation
Judges 20:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Of all this people were seuen hundreth chosen men, being left handed: all these could sling stones at an heare breadth, and not faile.”
Judges 20:16 — Geneva Bible
Judges 20:16 in Context — Judges 20
14 But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel.
15 And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
16 Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
17 And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.
18 And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first.
What Does Judges 20:16 Mean?
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