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KJV Lexicon And he said'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) They were my brethren 'ach (awkh) a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. even the sons ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. of my mother 'em (ame) a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting. as the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. liveth chay (khah'-ee) age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. if luw' (loo) a conditional particle; if;; by implication (interj. as a wish) would that! -- if (haply), peradventure, I pray thee, though, I would, would God (that). ye had saved them alive chayah (khaw-yaw') to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive I would not slay harag (haw-rag') to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely. you Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible He said, "They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the LORD lives, if only you had let them live, I would not kill you." King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible So he said, "They were my brothers, the sons of my mother! As the LORD lives, if you had let them live, I would not kill you." International Standard Version Gideon replied, "They were my brothers—sons from my own mother. As the LORD lives, if you had let them live, I wouldn't be killing you." NET Bible 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." GOD'S WORD® Translation Gideon replied, "They were my brothers, my mother's sons. I solemnly swear, as the LORD lives, if you had let them live, I would not have to kill you now." King James 2000 Bible And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not slay you. Links Judges 8:19Judges 8:19 NIV Judges 8:19 NLT Judges 8:19 ESV Judges 8:19 NASB Judges 8:19 KJV |