Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 20:16

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16. left-handed; every one could sling stones at an hair-breadth, and not miss —The sling was one of the earliest weapons used in war. The Hebrew sling was probably similar to that of the Egyptian, consisting of a leather thong, broad in the middle, with a loop at one end, by which it was firmly held with the hand; the other end terminated in a lash, which was let slip when the stone was thrown. Those skilled in the use of it, as the Benjamites were, could hit the mark with unerring certainty. A good sling could carry its full force to the distance of two hundred yards. :- . THE ISRAELITES LOSE FORTY THOUSAND. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-17" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

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절 (explains)

bible-text/jdg-20-16

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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