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Judges 12:6

Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

KJV

interrogabant eum : Dic ergo Scibboleth, quod interpretatur Spica. Qui respondebat : Sibboleth : eadem littera spicam exprimere non valens. Statimque apprehensum jugulabant in ipso Jordanis transitu. Et ceciderunt in illo tempore de Ephraim quadraginta duo millia.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ Εἰπὸν δή Στάχυς. καὶ οὐ κατεύθυνεν τοῦ λαλῆσαι οὕτως, καὶ ἐπελάβοντο αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔθυσαν αὐτὸν πρὸς τὰς διαβάσεις τοῦ Ἰορδάνου· καὶ ἔπεσαν ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ ἀπὸ Ἐφράιμ τεσσεράκοντα δύο χιλιάδες.

LXX

then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth; for he could not frame to pronounce it right: then they laid hold on him, and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֣אמְרוּ ל/וֹ֩ אֱמָר נָ֨א שִׁבֹּ֜לֶת וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר סִבֹּ֗לֶת וְ/לֹ֤א יָכִין֙ לְ/דַבֵּ֣ר כֵּ֔ן וַ/יֹּאחֲז֣וּ אוֹת֔/וֹ וַ/יִּשְׁחָט֖וּ/הוּ אֶל מַעְבְּר֣וֹת הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֑ן וַ/יִּפֹּ֞ל בָּ/עֵ֤ת הַ/הִיא֙ מֵֽ/אֶפְרַ֔יִם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּ/שְׁנַ֖יִם אָֽלֶף

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

21 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֖לֶף
'lp
adjective · 500×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶפְרַ֔יִם
'prym
proper_noun · 179×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים
'rb'ym
adjective · 135×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יִּפֹּ֥ל
ypl
verb · 434×
יַּרְדֵּ֔ן
yrdn
proper_noun · 182×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 82×
מַעֲבַ֖ר
m'br
noun · 11×
נִי
ny
verb · 68×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
נָכ֣וֹן
nkvn
verb · 217×
סִבֹּ֗לֶת
sblt
noun · 1×
עֵ֣ת
't
verb · 293×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×
שִׁבֳּלִ֔ים
shblym
noun · 19×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eccl 10:12 — The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
  • Matt 12:25 — And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
  • Matt 26:73 — And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.