Judges
Judges 20:16
16Among all these soldiers there were 700 select left-handers, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair without missing.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Among all | מִכֹּ֣ל׀ | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| these | הַזֶּ֗ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| soldiers | הָעָ֣ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| there were 700 | שְׁבַ֤ע | šə·ḇa‘ | Number - feminine singular construct | H7651 seven |
| select | בָּח֔וּר | bā·ḥūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H977 choose |
| left-handers | אִטֵּ֖ר | ’iṭ·ṭêr | Adjective - masculine singular | H334 shut up, bound |
| each of whom | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| could sling | קֹלֵ֧עַ | qō·lê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7049 sling, hurl forth |
| a stone | בָּאֶ֛בֶן | bā·’e·ḇen | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H68 stone |
| at | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| a hair | הַֽשַּׂעֲרָ֖ה | haś·śa·‘ă·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8185 a hair |
| without | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| missing | יַחֲטִֽא׃פ | ya·ḥă·ṭi | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2398 miss |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.