16Among all these were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair, and not miss.


In Context

13 Now therefore give up the men, the base fellows in Gib'e-ah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel.| But the Benjaminites would not listen to the voice of their brethren, the people of Israel.

14 And the Benjaminites came together out of the cities to Gib'e-ah, to go out to battle against the people of Israel.

15 And the Benjaminites mustered out of their cities on that day twenty-six thousand men that drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gib'e-ah, who mustered seven hundred picked men.

16 Among all these were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair, and not miss.

17 And the men of Israel, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand men that drew sword; all these were men of war.

18 The people of Israel arose and went up to Bethel, and inquired of God, |Which of us shall go up first to battle against the Benjaminites?| And the LORD said, |Judah shall go up first.|

Judges 20:16 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred chosen men who were left-handed, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Among all this people [there were] seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair [breadth,] and not miss.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Who were seven hundred most valiant men, fighting with the left hand as well as with the right: and slinging stones so sure that they could hit even a hair, and not miss by the stone's going on either side.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair-breadth, and not miss.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; every one could sling stones to a hair-breadth, and not miss.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; everyone could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16among 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:16Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left handed; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.