Judges 20:15-17
Lexham English Bible
15 From the cities the descendants[a] of Benjamin were counted on that day twenty-six thousand sword-wielding men,[b] besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were counted seven hundred well-trained[c] men. 16 From all these troops were seven hundred well-trained[d] men who were left-handed;[e] each one could sling with a stone at a hair and not miss. 17 And the men of Israel besides Benjamin were counted four hundred thousand sword-wielding men;[f] all were warriors.[g]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Judges 20:15 Or “sons/children”
- Judges 20:15 Literally “men drawing sword”
- Judges 20:15 Or “chosen”
- Judges 20:16 Or “choice/chosen”
- Judges 20:16 Literally “bound by his right hand”
- Judges 20:17 Literally “men drawing sword”
- Judges 20:17 Literally “all were men of war”
Judges 20:15-17
New International Version
15 At once the Benjamites mobilized twenty-six thousand swordsmen from their towns, in addition to seven hundred able young men from those living in Gibeah. 16 Among all these soldiers there were seven hundred select troops who were left-handed,(A) 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 fit for battle.
2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.