Treasury of Scripture Knowledge They asked him: Say then, Scibboleth, which is interpreted, An ear of corn. But he answered, Sibboleth, not being able to express an ear of corn by the same letter. Then presently they took him and killed him in the very passage of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim, two and forty thousand. Say now. Matthew 26:73 And after a little while, they came that stood by and said to Peter: Surely thou also art one of them. For even thy speech doth discover thee. Mark 14:70 But he denied again. And after a, while they that stood by said again to Peter: Surely thou art one of them; for thou art also a Galilean. Shibboleth. Psalm 69:2,15 I stick fast in the mire of the deep and there is no sure standing. I am come into the depth of the sea, and a tempest hath overwhelmed me. . . . Isaiah 27:12 And it shall come to pass, that in that day the Lord will strike from the channel of the river even to the torrent of Egypt, and you shall be gathered together one by one, O ye children of Israel. Shibboleth. Job 24:24 They are lifted up for a little while and shall not stand, and shall be brought down as all things, and shall be taken away, and as the tops of the ears of corn they shall be broken. and sibboleth signifies a burden. Exodus 6:6 Therefore say to the children of Israel: I am the Lord who will bring you out from the work-prison of the Egyptians, and will deliver you from bondage: and redeem you with a high arm, and great judgments. Proverbs 17:14 The beginning of quarrels is as when one letteth out water: and before he suffereth reproach, he forsaketh judgment. Proverbs 18:19 A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities. Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong. Matthew 12:25 And Jesus knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself shall be made desolate: and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand. Galatians 5:15 But if you bite and devour one another: take heed you be not consumed one of another. forty. 2040 and not 42,000. At the last census of the Israelites Numbers 26:37 These are the kindreds of the sons of Ephraim: whose number was thirty-two thousand five hundred. 32,500 compared with which this last number appears far too great. Context Jephthah Defeats Ephraim…5And the Galaadites secured the fords of the Jordan, by which Ephraim was to return. And when any one of the number of Ephraim came thither in the flight, and said: I beseech you let me pass: the Galaadites said to him: Art thou not an Ephraimite? If he said: I am not: 6They asked him: Say then, Scibboleth, which is interpreted, An ear of corn. But he answered, Sibboleth, not being able to express an ear of corn by the same letter. Then presently they took him and killed him in the very passage of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim, two and forty thousand.7And Jephte, the Galaadite, judged Israel six years: and he died, and was buried in his city of Galaad.… Cross References Judges 12:5 And the Galaadites secured the fords of the Jordan, by which Ephraim was to return. And when any one of the number of Ephraim came thither in the flight, and said: I beseech you let me pass: the Galaadites said to him: Art thou not an Ephraimite? If he said: I am not: Judges 12:7 And Jephte, the Galaadite, judged Israel six years: and he died, and was buried in his city of Galaad. Lexicon they told him,וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Please נָ֨א (nā) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' say אֱמָר־ (’ĕ·mār-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say Shibboleth.” שִׁבֹּ֜לֶת (šib·bō·leṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7641: A stream, an ear of grain, a branch If he said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “Sibboleth,” סִבֹּ֗לֶת (sib·bō·leṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5451: Probably an ear (of wheat, etcetera) because he could יָכִין֙ (yā·ḵîn) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3559: To be erect not וְלֹ֤א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no pronounce לְדַבֵּ֣ר (lə·ḏab·bêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue it correctly, כֵּ֔ן (kên) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus they seized וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ (way·yō·ḥă·zū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession him and killed וַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּ (way·yiš·ḥā·ṭū·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7819: To slaughter, beat him at אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the fords מַעְבְּר֣וֹת (ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 4569: A crossing-place, a transit, overwhelming of the Jordan. הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine So at that הַהִיא֙ (ha·hî) Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are time בָּעֵ֤ת (bā·‘êṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 6256: Time, now, when 42,000 אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 705: Forty Ephraimites מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִם (mê·’ep̄·ra·yim) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 669: Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory were killed. וַיִּפֹּ֞ל (way·yip·pōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie Additional Translations 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. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.Then said they to 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. then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth; for he could not frame to pronounce it right: then they laid hold on him, and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand. Then they said to him, Say now Stachys; and he did not rightly pronounce it so: and they took him, and slew him at the fords of Jordan; and there fell at that time of Ephraim two and forty thousand. Then they said to him, Say now Shibboleth! and he said, Sibboleth, and did not manage to pronounce [it] rightly. Then they took him, and slaughtered him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim forty-two thousand. then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth; for he could not frame to pronounce it right; then they laid hold on him, and slew him at the fords of Jordan: and there fell at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand. Then said they to 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. then they said to him, "Now say 'Shibboleth;'" and he said "Sibboleth;" for he couldn't manage to pronounce it right: then they laid hold of him, and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, forty-two thousand of Ephraim fell. that they say to him, 'Say, I pray thee, Shibboleth;' and he saith, 'Sibboleth,' and is not prepared to speak right -- and they seize him, and slaughter him at the passages of the Jordan, and there fall at that time, of Ephraim, forty and two chiefs. 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