Judges 20:16
King James Version (KJV)
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
In context
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.
Judges 20:16 in every translation
- KJV 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing.
- ASV 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.
- YLT Young's 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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; all these slang stones at a hair [breadth], and missed not.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; every one could sling stones to a hair -breadth , and not miss.