Judges 20:17
And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.
Judges 20:17 in other translations
| BSB | The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mobilized 400,000 swordsmen, each one an experienced warrior. |
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| WEB | The men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were counted four hundred thousand men who drew sword. All these were men of war. |
| ASV | And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war. |
| YLT | And the men of Israel numbered themselves, apart from Benjamin, four hundred thousand men, drawing sword, each of these a man of war. |
| DARBY | And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war. |
| BBE | And the men of Israel, other than Benjamin, were four hundred thousand in number, all armed with swords; they were all men of war. |
| Webster | And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war. |
What does Judges 20:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 20:14-17
14-17. the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah--Allowing their valor to be ever so great, nothing but blind passion and unbending obstinacy could have impelled them to take the field against their brethren with such a disparity of numbers.
Judges 20:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 20:17
- Numbers 26:51
These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.
- 1 Samuel 11:8
And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
- 1 Samuel 15:4
And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah.
- 1 Chronicles 21:5
And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
- Numbers 1:46
Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
- Judges 20:2
And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.
- 2 Chronicles 17:14-18
And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand. And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand. And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour. And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand. …
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Context
- 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.
- Judges 20:17
And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.
- Judges 20:18
And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord said, Judah shall go up first.
Judges 20:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y fueron contados los varones de Israel, fuera de Benjamín, cuatrocientos mil hombres que sacaban espada, todos estos hombres de guerra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les hommes d’Israël furent dénombrés, sauf Benjamin: 400 000 hommes tirant l’épée, tous gens de guerre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Männer von Israel wurden gemustert, außer Benjamin: 400000 Mann, die das Schwert zogen; diese alle waren Kriegsmänner. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Virorum quoque Israël, absque filiis Benjamin, inventa sunt quadringenta millia educentium gladium, et paratorum ad pugnam. |