Judges 12:6

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KJV

King James Version (modern wording)

Then said they unto 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.

Judges 12:6 (KJV)

ASV

American Standard Version

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.

Judges 12:6 (ASV)

BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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.

Judges 12:6 (BSB)

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What does Judges 12:6 say?

Judges 12:6 in modern King James wording reads: "Then said they unto 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."

Where is Judges 12:6 found in the Bible?

Judges 12:6 is verse 6 of chapter 12 of the book of Judges, in the Old Testament. Judges has 21 chapters.

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