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KJV Lexicon Then said'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) they unto him Say 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) now Shibboleth shibbol (shib-bole) a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch -- branch, channel, ear (of corn), (water-)flood, Shibboleth. and he said 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) Sibboleth cibboleth (sib-bo'-leth) an ear of grain -- Sibboleth. for he could not frame kuwn (koon) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications to pronounce dabar (daw-bar') perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue it right kuwn (koon) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications Then they took 'achaz (aw-khaz') to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) him and slew shachat (shaw-khat') to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre) -- kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter. him at the passages ma`abar (mah-ab-awr') a crossing-place (of a river, a ford; of a mountain, a pass); abstractly, a transit, i.e. (figuratively) overwhelming -- ford, place where...pass, passage. of Jordan Yarden (yar-dane') a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine -- Jordan. and there fell naphal (naw-fal') to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) at that time `eth (ayth) time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc. of the Ephraimites 'Ephrayim (ef-rah'-yim) double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory -- Ephraim, Ephraimites. forty 'arba`iym (ar-baw-eem') forty -- forty. and two shnayim (shen-ah'-yim) two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two. thousand 'eleph (eh'-lef) hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible then they would say to him, "Say now, 'Shibboleth.'" But he said, "Sibboleth," for he could not pronounce it correctly. Then they seized him and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. Thus there fell at that time 42,000 of Ephraim. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible they told him, "Please say Shibboleth." If he said, "Sibboleth," because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time 42,000 from Ephraim died. International Standard Version they would order him, "Pronounce the word 'Shibboleth' right now." If he said "Sibboleth," not being able to pronounce it correctly, they would seize him and slaughter him there at the fords of the Jordan River. During those days 42,000 descendants of Ephraim died that way. NET Bible then they said to him, "Say 'Shibboleth!'" If he said, "Sibboleth" (and could not pronounce the word correctly), they grabbed him and executed him right there at the fords of the Jordan. On that day forty-two thousand Ephraimites fell dead. GOD'S WORD® Translation they would tell him, "Say the word [shibboleth]." If the fugitive would say [sibboleth], because he couldn't pronounce the word correctly, they would grab him and kill him at the shallow crossings of the Jordan River. At that time 42,000 men from Ephraim died. King James 2000 Bible Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the fords of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. Links Judges 12:6Judges 12:6 NIV Judges 12:6 NLT Judges 12:6 ESV Judges 12:6 NASB Judges 12:6 KJV |
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