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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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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.Marand he saidH559
אַחַ֥י'a.Chai[were] brothers myH251
בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-[the] sons ofH1121
אִמִּ֖י'i.Mimother myH517
הֵ֑םHemtheyH1992
חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehof YahwehH3068
ל֚וּluifH3863
הַחֲיִתֶ֣םha.cha.yi.Temyou had let liveH2421
אוֹתָ֔ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
הָרַ֖גְתִּיha.Rag.tiI killedH2026
אֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.Khem<obj.> youH853

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The Death of Samson — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Death of Samson — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain