Judges 12:6

Easy To Read Version

they would say, “Say the word ‘Shibboleth.’” The men of Ephraim could not say that word correctly. They pronounced the word “Sibboleth.” So if the person said, “Sibboleth,” then the men of Gilead knew he was from Ephraim. So they would kill him at the crossing place. They killed 42,000 men from Ephraim.

Cross References

Psalm 69:15

Don’t let the waves drown me.\par Don’t let the deep hole swallow me.\par Don’t let the grave close its mouth on me.\par

Psalm 69:2

There is nothing to stand on.\par I am sinking down, down into the mud.\par I am in deep water.\par And the waves are crashing around me.\par I am about to drown.\par

Proverbs 17:14

If you start an argument, it is like breaking a hole in a dam. So stop the argument before it becomes bigger and bigger.

Proverbs 18:19

If you insult your friend, then he will be harder to win back than a city with strong walls. And arguments separate people like palace gates with strong bars across them.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

A wise man’s words bring praise.\par But a foolish person’s words bring destruction.\par

Isaiah 27:12

At that time, the Lord will begin separating his people from others. He will begin at the Euphrates River. {\cf2\super [253]} The Lord will gather all his people from the Euphrates River to the River of Egypt. {\cf2\super [254]}

Matthew 12:25

Jesus knew the things that the Pharisees {\cf2\super [171]} were thinking. So Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom that is fighting against itself will be destroyed. And every city that is divided cannot continue. And every family that is divided cannot succeed.

Matthew 26:73

A short time later, some people standing there went to Peter and said, “We know you are one of those men that followed Jesus. We know this because of the way you talk.”

Mark 14:70

Again Peter said that it was not true.

Galatians 5:15

If you continue hurting each other and tearing each other apart, be careful! You will completely destroy each other.

Judges 12:5

The men of Gilead captured the places where people cross the Jordan River. Those places led to the country of Ephraim. Any time a survivor from Ephraim came to the river and said, “Let me cross,” the men of Gilead would ask him, “Are you from Ephraim?” If he said, “No,”

Judges 12:7

Jephthah was a judge for the people of Israel for six years. Then Jephthah from Gilead died. They buried him in his town in Gilead.