Judges 8:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He said,וַיֹּאמַ֕ר
(vai·yo·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"They [were] my brothers,אַחַ֥י
(a·chai)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
the sonsבְּנֵֽי־
(be·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
of my mother.אִמִּ֖י
(im·mi)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
[As] the LORDיְהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
lives,חַי־
(chai-)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
if onlyל֚וּ
(lu)
3863: if, oh thata prim. conjunction
you had let them live,הַחֲיִתֶ֣ם
(ha·cha·yi·tem)
2421a: to livea prim. root
I would not killהָרַ֖גְתִּי
(ha·rag·ti)
2026: to kill, slaya prim. root
you." 
 
  


















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.
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