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The Decree of the Assembly

Judges 20:17

In 11 translations

BSB
The Israelites, apart from Benjamin, mobilized 400,000 swordsmen, each one an experienced warrior.
KJV
And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.
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.
LSV
And the men of Israel numbered themselves, apart from Benjamin, four hundred thousand men, drawing sword, each of these a man 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.
DBY
And the men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war.
DRC
Of the men of Israel also, beside the children of Benjamin, were found four hundred thousand that drew swords, and were prepared to fight.
GNV
Also the men of Israel, beside Beniamin, were nombred foure hundreth thousande men that drew sword, euen all men of warre.
JPS
And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword; all these were men of war.
LXXE
And the men of Israel, exclusive of Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword; all these were men of war.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְאִ֨ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל הִתְפָּֽקְד֗וּ לְבַד֙ מִבִּנְיָמִ֔ן אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֛לֶף אִ֖ישׁ שֹׁ֣לֵֽף חָ֑רֶב כָּל־זֶ֖ה אִ֥ישׁ מִלְחָמָֽה׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἀνὴρ Ἰσραὴλ ἐπεσκέπησαν ἐκτὸς τοῦ Βενιαμὶν τετρακόσιαι χιλιάδες ἀνδρῶν ἑλκόντων ῥομφαίαν· πάντες οὗτοι ἄνδρες παρατάξεως.

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  • Numbers 1:46And all those counted totaled 603,550.
  • 2 Chronicles 17:14–18These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor; next to him, Jehohanan the commander, and with…
  • 1 Samuel 15:4So Saul summoned the troops and numbered them at Telaim—200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men of Judah.
  • Numbers 26:51These men of Israel numbered 601,730 in all.
  • 1 Chronicles 21:5And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.
  • 1 Samuel 11:8And when Saul numbered them at Bezek, there were 300,000 Israelites and 30,000 men of Judah.
  • Judges 20:2The leaders of all the people and all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of God’s people: 400,000 men on foot, armed with swords.

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