Judges 8:19
“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.”
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ASV
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.
KJV
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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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּאמַ֕ר | vai.yo.Mar | and he said | H559 → |
| אַחַ֥י | 'a.Chai | [were] brothers my | H251 → |
| בְּנֵֽי־ | be.nei- | [the] sons of | H1121 → |
| אִמִּ֖י | 'i.Mi | mother my | H517 → |
| הֵ֑ם | Hem | they | H1992 → |
| חַי־ | chai- | [by] [the] life | H2416 → |
| יְהוָ֗ה | Yah.weh | of Yahweh | H3068 → |
| ל֚וּ | lu | if | H3863 → |
| הַחֲיִתֶ֣ם | ha.cha.yi.Tem | you had let live | H2421 → |
| אוֹתָ֔ם | 'o.Tam | <obj.> them | H853 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| הָרַ֖גְתִּי | ha.Rag.ti | I killed | H2026 → |
| אֶתְכֶֽם׃ | 'et.Khem | <obj.> you | H853 → |
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