Judges 12:6
English Standard Version
6 they said to him, “Then say Shibboleth,” and he said, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it right. Then they seized him and slaughtered him at (A)the fords of the Jordan. At that time 42,000 of the Ephraimites fell.
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Giudici 12:6
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
6 i Galaaditi gli dicevano: «Ebbene, dì Scibbolet», e quegli diceva Sibbolet, non sapendo pronunciare bene. Allora lo afferravano e lo uccidevano presso i guadi del Giordano. In quella occasione perirono quarantaduemila uomini di Efraim.
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Judges 12:6
New King James Version
6 then they would say to him, “Then say, (A)‘Shibboleth’!”[a] And he would say, “Sibboleth,” for he could not [b]pronounce it right. Then they would take him and kill him at the fords of the Jordan. There fell at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites.
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- Judges 12:6 Lit. a flowing stream; used as a test of dialect
- Judges 12:6 Lit. speak so
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