Judges 8:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Gideon said, 'They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As surely as the Lord lives, if you had spared their lives, I would not kill you.'

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And he said, They were my brothers, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said,{H559} They were my brethren,{H251} the sons{H1121} of my mother:{H517} as Jehovah{H3068} liveth,{H2416} if{H3863} ye had saved them alive,{H2421} I would not slay{H2026} you.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, They were my brethren{H251}, even the sons{H1121} of my mother{H517}: as the LORD{H3068} liveth{H2416}, if{H3863} ye had saved them alive{H2421}{(H8689)}, I would not slay{H2026}{(H8804)} you.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    He sayde: They were my brethren, euen my mother sonnes: As truly as the LORDE lyueth, yf ye had lette them lyue, I wolde not slaye you.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he said, They were my brethren, euen my mothers children: as the Lorde liueth, if ye had saued their liues, I would not slay you.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he sayd, They were my brethren, euen my mothers children: As truly as the Lord liueth, if ye had saued their lyues, I would not slay you.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he saith, `My brethren -- sons of my mother -- they; Jehovah liveth, if ye had kept them alive -- I had not slain you.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he said, They were my brothers, my mother's sons: by the life of the Lord, if you had kept them safe, I would not put you to death.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He said,“They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. I swear, as surely as the LORD is alive, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”

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