Cross Reference JUDGES 18:3 WHEN THEY WERE BY THE HOUSE OF MICAH THEY KNEW THE VOICE OF THE YOUNG MAN THE LEVITE AND THEY TURNED IN THITHER AND SAID UNTO HIM WHO BROUGHT THEE HITHER AND WHAT MAKEST THOU IN THIS PLACE AND WHAT HAST THOU HERE

{Judges 18:3} When they x1992 [were] by x5973 the house 1004 of Micah, 4318 they x1992 knew 5234 z8689 x853 the voice 6963 of the young man 5288 the Levite: 3881 and they turned in 5493 z8799 thither, x8033 and said 559 z8799 unto him, Who x4310 brought 935 z8689 thee hither? 1988 and what x4100 makest 6213 z8802 thou x859 in this x2088 [place]? and what x4100 hast thou here? x6311

they knew:
They knew by his dialect or mode of pronunciation, that he was not an Ephraimite (see the parallel texts). "Then saidª ° they unto him, Sayª ° now¹ Shibboleth:ª and he saidª ° Sibboleth:ª for he could not¹ frameª ° to pronounceª ° [it] right.² °¹ Then they tookª ° him, and slewª ° him at¹ the passagesª of Jordan:ª and there fellª ° at that¹ timeª of the Ephraimitesª ¹ fortyª and twoª thousand.ª" {Jdg 12:6} + "And Jacobª went nearª ° unto¹ Isaacª his father;ª and he feltª ° him, and said,ª ° The voiceª [is] Jacob'sª voice,ª but the handsª [are] the handsª of Esau.ª" {Gen 27:22} + "Andª afterª a whileª came¹ unto [him] they² ° that stood by,ª ° and saidª ° to Peter,ª Surelyª thouª alsoª artª ° [one] ofª them;ª forª ² thyª speechª bewrayethª ¹ thee.ª ² °" {Mtt 26:73}

and what hast:
"What¹ hast thou here?¹ and whom¹ hast thou here,¹ that¹ thou hast hewed thee outª ° a sepulchreª here,ª [as] he that heweth him outª ° a sepulchreª on high,ª [and] that gravethª ° an habitationª for himself in a rock?ª" {Isa 22:16}