Judges 8:19 Hebrew Word Analysis
0 | And he said | וַיֹּאמַ֕ר | h559 |
1 | They were my brethren | אַחַ֥י | h251 |
2 | even the sons | בְּנֵֽי | h1121 |
3 | of my mother | אִמִּ֖י | h517 |
4 | | הֵ֑ם | h1992 |
5 | liveth | חַי | h2416 |
6 | as the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | h3068 |
7 | if | ל֚וּ | h3863 |
8 | ye had saved them alive | הַֽחֲיִתֶ֣ם | h2421 |
9 | | אוֹתָ֔ם | h853 |
10 | | לֹ֥א | h3808 |
11 | I would not slay | הָרַ֖גְתִּי | h2026 |
12 | | אֶתְכֶֽם׃ | h853 |
Other Translations
King James Version (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.
American Standard Version (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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And he said, "They were my brothers, the sons of my mother; as the LORD lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not slay you."
Webster's Bible (WBT)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
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 (YLT)
And he saith, `My brethren -- sons of my mother -- they; Jehovah liveth, if ye had kept them alive -- I had not slain you.'