they would tell him to say “Shibboleth.” If he was from Ephraim, he would say “Sibboleth,” because people from Ephraim cannot pronounce the word correctly. Then they would take him and kill him at the shallow crossings of the Jordan. In all, 42,000 Ephraimites were killed at that time.
Они говорили ему: «скажи: шибболет», а он говорил: «сибболет», и не мог иначе выговорить. Тогда они, взяв его, заколали у переправы через Иордан. И пало в то время из Ефремлян сорок две тысячи.