Judges 8:19

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.”

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WEBBE

He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the LORD lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.”

BSB

“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.”

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.

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.

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.

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וַיֹּאמַר vai·yo·mar and he said H559 אַחַי 'a·chai [were] brothers my H251 בְּנֵי־ be·nei- [the] sons of H1121 אִמִּי 'i·mi mother my H517 הֵם hem they H1992 חַי־ chai- [by] [the] life H2416 יְהוָה yah·weh of Yahweh H3068 לוּ lu if H3863 הַחֲיִתֶם ha·cha·yi·tem you had let live H2421 אוֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853 לֹא lo' not H3808 הָרַגְתִּי ha·rag·ti I killed H2026 אֶתְכֶם 'et·khem (marks the object) you H853

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 18–21

The kings of Midian must be reckoned with. As they confessed themselves guilty of murder, Gideon acted as the avenger of blood, being the next of kin to the persons slain. Little did they think to have heard of this so long after; but murder seldom goes unpunished in this life. Sins long forgotten by man, must be accounted for to God. What poor consolation in death from the hope of suffering less pain, and of dying with less disgrace than some others! yet many are more anxious on these accounts, than concerning the future judgment, and what will follow.

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