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.


In Context

13 Now surrender those wicked men of Gibeah so that we may put them to death and purge the evil from Israel." But the Benjamites would not listen to their fellow Israelites.

14 From their towns they came together at Gibeah to fight against the Israelites.

15 At once the Benjamites mobilized twenty-six thousand swordsmen from their towns, in addition to seven hundred chosen men from those living in Gibeah.

16 Among 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.

17 Israel, apart from Benjamin, mustered four hundred thousand swordsmen, all of them fighting men.

18 The Israelites went up to Bethel and inquired of God. They said, "Who of us shall go first to fight against the Benjamites?" The LORD replied, "Judah shall go first."

Judges 20:16 in Other Translations

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:16Among all these were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair, 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.