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Barnes' Notes on Judges 12:6

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth - This is a curious instance of dialectic difference of pronunciation between the East and West Jordanic tribes. It is an evidence of the sound “sh” having passed into the Hebrew from the East of Jordan, possibly from the Arabians, with whom the sound is common. Forty-two thousand - The number includes the slain in battle and those killed at the fords. return to 'Top of Page'
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