Verse 6

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.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 69:2 : 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
• Ps 69:15 : 15 Don't let the flood waters overwhelm me, neither let the deep swallow me up. Don't let the pit shut its mouth on me.
• Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
• Prov 18:19 : 19 A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
• Eccl 10:12 : 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
• Isa 27:12 : 12 It will happen in that day, that Yahweh will thresh from the flowing stream of the Euphrates to the brook of Egypt; and you will be gathered one by one, children of Israel.
• Matt 12:25 : 25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
• Matt 26:73 : 73 After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, "Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known."
• Mark 14:70 : 70 But he again denied it. After a little while again those who stood by said to Peter, "You truly are one of them, for you are a Galilean, and your speech shows it."
• Gal 5:15 : 15 But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don't consume one another.