Judges 20:16

Among this army ¹  were seven hundred specially-trained left-handed soldiers. ²  Each one could sling a stone and hit even the smallest target. ³ 

biblegateway Jdg 20:16

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.

biblegateway Jdg 20:16

Out of all these people 700 choice men were left-handed; each one could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

biblegateway Jdg 20:16

Seven hundred of Benjamin’s warriors were left–handed, each of whom could sling a rock and hit a target within a hairsbreadth, without missing.

biblegateway Jdg 20:16

There were another 700 super marksmen who were ambidextrous--they could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.

SABDAweb Jdg 20:16

Who were left-handed, able to send a stone at a hair without error.

bibleoremus Jdg 20:16

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.

biblegateway Jdg 20:16

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.

biblegateway Jdg 20:16

Among this army ¹  were seven hundred specially-trained left-handed soldiers. ²  Each one could sling a stone and hit even the smallest target. ³ 

¹ tn Heb “And from all this people.”

² tn Heb “seven hundred choice men, bound/restricted in the right hand.” On the significance of the idiom, “bound/restricted in the right hand,” see the translator’s note on 3:15.

³ tn “at a single hair and not miss.”