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Judges 20:16
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KJ21
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men, lefthanded. Every one could sling stones at a hairbreadth and not miss.
ASV
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at a hair-breadth, and not miss.
AMP
Out of all these people were seven hundred choice left-handed men; each one could sling stones at [a target no wider than] a hair and not miss.
AMPC
Among all these were 700 chosen left-handed men; every one could sling stones at a hair and not miss.
BRG
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
CSB
There were seven hundred fit young men who were left-handed among all these troops; all could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
CSBA
There were seven hundred fit young men who were left-handed among all these troops; all could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
CEB
Out of this entire army, seven hundred specially chosen men were left-handed, and every one of them could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
CJB
All of these 700 specially picked men were left-handed, and every one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
CEV
In this army there were 700 left-handed experts who could sling a rock at a target the size of a hair and hit it every time.
DARBY
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; all these slang stones at a hair [breadth], and missed not.
DRA
Who 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.
ERV
There were also 700 trained soldiers who were trained to fight with their left hand. Each one of them could use a sling with great skill. They all could use a sling to throw a stone at a hair and not miss!
EASY
In Benjamin's army there were 700 men who used their left hands to fight. Each of them could use a sling to throw a stone at a very small thing. They could even hit a hair!
EHV
From all these troops, there were seven hundred elite soldiers who were left-handed, each of whom could sling a stone at a single hair and not miss.
ESV
Among all these were 700 chosen men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
ESVUK
Among all these were 700 chosen men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
EXB
Among all these trained soldiers, seven hundred were left-handed [3:15], each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss [1 Sam. 17:49]!
GNV
Of all this people were seven hundred chosen men, being left handed: all these could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not fail.
GW
Out of all these troops, the best 700 were left-handed. Each could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
GNT
They called out twenty-six thousand soldiers from their cities that day. Besides these, the citizens of Gibeah gathered seven hundred specially chosen men who were left-handed. Every one of them could sling a stone at a strand of hair and never miss.
HCSB
There were 700 choice men who were left-handed among all these people; all could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
ICB
Seven hundred of these trained soldiers were left-handed. Each of these left-handed soldiers could sling a stone at a hair and not miss!
ISV
Out of all these soldiers, 700 of them were left-handed—and each one could sling a stone at a hair and never miss.
JUB
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men with their right hands impeded (they were lefthanded); each one could sling stones at a hairs breadth, and not miss. {Heb. sin}
KJV
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
AKJV
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
LSB
Out of all these people 700 choice men were left-handed; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
LEB
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.
TLB
(Among all these there were 700 men who were left-handed sharpshooters. They could hit a target within a hair’s breadth, never missing!)
MSG
The Israelite tribes sent messengers throughout the tribe of Benjamin saying, “What’s the meaning of this outrage that took place among you? Surrender the men right here and now, these hell-raisers of Gibeah. We’ll put them to death and burn the evil out of Israel.” But they wouldn’t do it. The Benjaminites refused to listen to their brothers, the People of Israel. Instead they raised an army from all their cities and rallied at Gibeah to go to war against the People of Israel. In no time at all they had recruited from their cities twenty-six divisions of sword-wielding infantry. From Gibeah they got seven hundred hand-picked fighters, the best. There were another seven hundred supermarksmen who were ambidextrous—they could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
MEV
Out of all these people there were seven hundred specially chosen men who were left-handed, all of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
NOG
Out of all these troops, the best 700 were left-handed. Each could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
NABRE
who were left-handed, every one of them able to sling a stone at a hair without missing.
NASB
Out of all these people seven hundred choice men were left-handed; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
NASB1995
Out of all these people 700 choice men were left-handed; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
NCB
There were seven hundred chosen men among them who were left-handed. Each of them could sling a stone at a hair and never miss.
NCV
Seven hundred of these trained soldiers were left-handed, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss!
NET
Among this army were 700 specially trained left-handed soldiers. Each one could sling a stone and hit even the smallest target.
NIRV
Among all these men there were 700 who were left-handed. Each of them could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
NIV
Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred select troops who were left-handed, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
NIVUK
Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred select troops who were left-handed, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
NKJV
Among all this people were seven hundred select men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair’s breadth and not miss.
NLV
There were 700 chosen men of all these people who were left-handed. Each one could use a sling to throw a stone at a hair and not miss.
NLT
Among Benjamin’s elite troops, 700 were left-handed, and each of them could sling a rock and hit a target within a hairsbreadth without missing.
NRSVA
Of all this force, there were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair, and not miss.
NRSVACE
Of all this force, there were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair, and not miss.
NRSVCE
Of all this force, there were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair, and not miss.
NRSVUE
Of all this force, there were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
OJB
Among all this people there were seven hundred ish bachur every one could sling stones at the se’ar (the hair), and not miss.
RGT
Of all these people, seven hundred chosen men were left-handed and could sling stones at a hair’s breadth, and not fail.
RSV
Among all these were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair, and not miss.
RSVCE
Among all these were seven hundred picked men who were left-handed; every one could sling a stone at a hair, and not miss.
TLV
Out of all these troops there were 700 chosen men that were left-handed, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
VOICE
They gathered a force of 26,000 armed men, in addition to the men of Gibeah, all of them worthy fighting men. Seven hundred of these were left-handed warriors who could sling a stone so accurately that they could hit any target, no matter how small.
WEB
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.
WYC
fighting so with the left hand as with the right hand, and casting so stones with slings at a certain thing, that they might smite also an hair, and the stroke of the stone should not be borne [away] into the tother part. (fighting with their left hand like with their right hand, and throwing stones with slings with such certainty, that they could strike a hair, and yet the stroke of the stone would never be borne aside into some other place.)
YLT
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.
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