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...Gilead said unto him, "Art thou an Ephraimite?" If he said, "Nay" then they said 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.-Judges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Yes, Indeed | 12/23/1946 | See Source »

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