| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 20:16:1 ⧉מִכֹּ֣לmikolfrom all Judges 20:16:2 ⧉הָעָ֣םhaamthe people Judges 20:16:3 ⧉הַזֶּ֗הhazehthis Judges 20:16:4 ⧉שְׁבַ֤עshevaseven Judges 20:16:5 ⧉מֵאוֹת֙meothundreds Judges 20:16:6 ⧉אִ֣ישׁishman Judges 20:16:7 ⧉בָּח֔וּרbakhurchosen Judges 20:16:8 ⧉אִטֵּ֖רiterhindered Judges 20:16:9 ⧉יַד־יְמִינ֑וֹyadyeminohand of his right Judges 20:16:10 ⧉כָּל־זֶ֗הkalzehall these Judges 20:16:11 ⧉קֹלֵ֧עַkoleaslinging Judges 20:16:12 ⧉בָּאֶ֛בֶןbaevenwith a stone Judges 20:16:13 ⧉אֶל־הַֽשַּׂעֲרָ֖הelhasaarato the hair Judges 20:16:14 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not Judges 20:16:15 ⧉יַחֲטִֽא׃פyakhatihe would miss |
| 16. Formal Translation From all these people there were seven hundred select men who were left-handed; each could sling a stone at a single hair and still not fail. |
| 16. Dynamic Translation Among them were seven hundred chosen men who were left-handed, each able to hurl a slingstone so accurately that he could strike a hair without missing. |