15 And the sons of Benjamin number themselves on that day; out of the cities 'are' twenty and six thousand men drawing sword, apart from the inhabitants of Gibeah, 'who' numbered themselves, seven hundred chosen men;
16 among all this people 'are' seven hundred chosen men, bound of their right hand, each of these slinging with a stone at the hair, and he doth not err.
17 And the men of Israel numbered themselves, apart from Benjamin, four hundred thousand men, drawing sword, each of these a man of war.
18 And they rise and go up to Beth-El, and ask of God, and the sons of Israel say, 'Who doth go up for us at the commencement to battle with the sons of Benjamin?' and Jehovah saith, 'Judah -- at the commencement.'
19 And the sons of Israel rise in the morning, and encamp against Gibeah,
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