Judges 12:6
then they said to him, “Now say ‘Shibboleth;’” and he said “Sibboleth”; for he couldn’t manage to pronounce it correctly, then they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, forty-two thousand of Ephraim fell.Judges 12:6 · WEB
This verse in other languages
- ગુજરાતી — ન્યાયાધીશો ૧૨:૬
- તો તેઓ તેને એવું કહેત કે, “શિબ્બોલેથ’ બોલ.” અને જો તે “શિબ્બોલેથ,” બોલે તો તે ઓળખાઈ જાય કેમ કે તે આ શબ્દોનો યોગ્ય ઉચ્ચાર કરી શકતો ન હતો. તેથી ગિલ્યાદીઓ તેને પકડી અને તેને યર્દનનાં કિનારે મારી નાખત. તે સમયે બેતાળીસ હજાર એફ્રાઇમીઓને મારી નાખવામાં આવ્યા.
- हिन्दी — न्यायियों १२:६
- तो वे उससे कहते, “अच्छा, शिब्बोलेत कह,” और वह कहता, “सिब्बोलेत,” क्योंकि उससे वह ठीक से बोला नहीं जाता था; तब वे उसको पकड़कर यरदन के घाट पर मार डालते थे। इस प्रकार उस समय बयालीस हजार एप्रैमी मारे गए।
In context
4Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim. The men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, “You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the middle of Ephraim, and in the middle of Manasseh.”
5The Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. Whenever a fugitive of Ephraim said, “Let me go over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No;”
6then they said to him, “Now say ‘Shibboleth;’” and he said “Sibboleth”; for he couldn’t manage to pronounce it correctly, then they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, forty-two thousand of Ephraim fell.
7Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was buried in the cities of Gilead.
8After him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
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