KJV King James Version
And he said, They [were] my brethren, [even] the sons of my mother: [as] the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
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Judges 8:19
And he said, They [were] my brethren, [even] the sons of my mother: [as] the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“They were my brothers,” Gideon replied, “the sons of my mother! As surely as the LORD lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
WEB World English Bible
He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As Yahweh lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.”
ASV American Standard Version
And he said, They were my brethren, the sons of my mother: as Jehovah liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he saith, ‘My brethren—sons of my mother—they; Jehovah liveth, if ye had kept them alive—I had not slain you.’
Surrounding context — Judges 8
16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.
17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city.
18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men [were they] whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou [art], so [were] they; each one resembled the children of a king.
19 And he said, They [were] my brethren, [even] the sons of my mother: [as] the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.
20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, [and] slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he [was] yet a youth.
21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man [is, so is] his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that [were] on their camels’ necks.
22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.
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וַיֹּאמַ֕רH559 · a.marto sayאַחַ֥יH251 · achbrother: male-siblingבְּנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childאִמִּ֖יH517 · emmotherהֵ֑םH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)חַי־H2416 · chayaliveיְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDל֚וּH3863 · luifהַחֲיִתֶ֣םH2421 · cha.yahto liveאוֹתָ֔םH853 · et[Obj.]לֹ֥אH3808 · lonotהָרַ֖גְתִּיH2026 · ha.ragto killאֶתְכֶֽם׃H853 · et[Obj.]
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