Judges
Judges 12:6
6they 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. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they told | וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| him | לוֹ֩ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Please | נָ֨א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| say | אֱמָר־ | ’ĕ·mār- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Shibboleth | שִׁבֹּ֜לֶת | šib·bō·leṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H7641 stream, ear of grain, branch |
| If he said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Sibboleth | סִבֹּ֗לֶת | sib·bō·leṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H5451 ear of wheat |
| because he could | יָכִין֙ | yā·ḵîn | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| not | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| pronounce | לְדַבֵּ֣ר | lə·ḏab·bêr | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1696 speak |
| it correctly | כֵּ֔ן | kên | Adjective - masculine singular | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| they seized | וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ | way·yō·ḥă·zū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H270 grasp, take hold, take possession |
| him | אוֹת֔וֹ | ’ō·w·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and killed him | וַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּ | way·yiš·ḥā·ṭū·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H7819 slaughter, beat |
| at | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the fords | מַעְבְּר֣וֹת | ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4569 ford, pass, passing |
| of the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| So at that | הַהִיא֙ | ha·hî | Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| time | בָּעֵ֤ת | bā·‘êṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| 42,000 | אַרְבָּעִ֥ים | ’ar·bā·‘îm | Number - common plural | H705 forty |
| Ephraimites | מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִם | mê·’ep̄·ra·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| were killed | וַיִּפֹּ֞ל | way·yip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.