Judges 20:16
Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
Among all this people there were seuen hundred chosen men *left handed, euery one could sling stones at an haire breadth, and not misse.
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- *Cross-referenceChap. 3.15.
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- Judges 3:15Rank 1 from verse 16
15But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.
15But when the children of Israel cried vnto the LORD, the LORD raised them vp a deliuerer, Ehud the sonne of Gera,‖ a Beniamite, a man †left handed: and by him the children of Israel sent a Present vnto Eglon the king of Moab.
- 1 Chronicles 12:2Rank 2 from verse 16
2They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul’s brethren of Benjamin.
2 They were armed with bowes, and could vse both the right hand and the left, in hurling stones, and shooting arrowes out of a bow, euen of Sauls brethren of Beniamin.
- 1 Samuel 17:40Rank 3 from verse 16
40And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.
40And hee tooke his staffe in his hand, and chose him fiue smoothe stones out of the ‖brooke, and put them in a shepheards †bag which he had, euen in a scrip, and his sling was in his hande, and he drew neere to the Philistine.
- 1 Samuel 17:49–50Rank 4 from verse 16
49And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.
50So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
49And Dauid put his hande in his bag, and tooke thence a stone, and slang it, & smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunke into his forehead, and he fell vpon his face to the earth.
50So *Dauid preuailed ouer the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him, but there was no sword in the hande of Dauid.
- 1 Samuel 25:29Rank 5 from verse 16
29Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.
29Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seeke thy soule: but the soule of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God, and the soules of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, † as out of the middle of a sling.
- 2 Chronicles 26:14Rank 6 from verse 16
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Judges 20:16
Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.
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Selected, preferred, or appointed from among others.
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lefthanded
Using the left hand as the principal hand.
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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.
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Sense 1: A hand-held instrument for throwing stones. Sense 2: As a verb, to cast or hurl with force.
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1. Pieces or masses of rock. 2. Strikes or kills with stones.
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A filament growing from the skin, or the collective covering formed by such filaments; sometimes something extremely fine or small.
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Width or extent from side to side. In compounds such as “hand breadth,” “foot breadth,” and “hair breadth,” a width measured by the named object.
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Sense 1: To fail to hit a target. Sense 2: To notice the absence of someone expected. Sense 3: To be lacking or lose.
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15And 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.
15And the children of Beniamin were numbred at that time out of the cities, twentie and sixe thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbred seuen hundred chosen men.
16Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss.
16Among all this people there were seuen hundred chosen men *left handed, euery one could sling stones at an haire breadth, and not misse.
Selected passage17And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.
17And the men of Israel, beside Beniamin, were numbred foure hundred thousand men that drewe sword; all these were men of warre.