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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.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
then they would say to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ vai·yo·me·ru
to him, "Say to utter, say Verb H559 אֱמָר־ e·mar-
now, I (we) pray, now Interjection H4994 נָ֨א na
'Shibboleth.'" a flowing stream H7642    
But he said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai·yo·mer
"Sibboleth," probably an ear (of wheat, etc.) Noun H5451 סִבֹּ֗לֶת sib·bo·let
for he could to be firm Verb H3559 יָכִין֙ ya·chin
not pronounce to speak Verb H1696 לְדַבֵּ֣ר le·dab·ber
it correctly. so, thus Adjective H3651 כֵּ֔ן ken,
Then they seized to grasp, take hold, take possession Verb H270 וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ vai·yo·cha·zu
him and slew to slaughter, beat Verb H7819 וַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּ vai·yish·cha·tu·hu
him at the fords a ford, pass, passage Noun H4569 מַעְבְּרֹ֣ות ma'·be·ro·vt
of the Jordan. the principal river of Pal. Noun H3383 הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן hai·yar·den;
Thus there fell to fall, lie Verb H5307 וַיִּפֹּ֞ל vai·yip·pol
at that time time Noun H6256 בָּעֵ֤ת ba·'et
42,000 forty Noun H705 אַרְבָּעִ֥ים ar·ba·'im
of Ephraim. a son of Joseph, also his desc. and their territory Noun H669 מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִם me·'ef·ra·yim,
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New American Standard Bible 1995 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 Then said they would say to unto him, "Say now, 'Shibboleth.'" But Say now Shibboleth: and he said, "Sibboleth," said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it correctly. right. Then they seized him took him, and slew him at the fords passages of the Jordan. Thus Jordan: and there fell at that time 42,000 of Ephraim.the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
Hebrew Greek English 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.