Matthew 13:47 Jesus makes a pun with the words Kingdom and Casting

In Matthew 13:47 Jesus creates a pun with the Hebrew words for “kingdom” and “casting.” The pun actually occurs earlier in the narrative in Matthew 4:17-18 where the pun connects two events together.

“Kingdom” שמלכות
“Casting” משליכים

Matthew 13:47 “Again, the kingdom {“kingdom” (שמלכות)} of heaven is like a net that was thrown {“casting” (משליכים)} into the sea and gathered fish of every kind;

Matthew 4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom {“Kingdom” (שמלכות)} of heaven is at hand.” 18 As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting {“Casting” (משליכים)} a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.

J. Clontz – Editor of the Comprehensive New Testament