Verse Comparison: Judges 8:19
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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.Amplified® Bible
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.Contemporary English Version
"They were my very own brothers!" Gideon said. "I swear by the living LORD that if you had let them live, I would let you live."Darby English Version
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."Good News Bible
Gideon said, "They were my brothers, my own mother's sons. I solemnly swear that if you had not killed them, I would not kill you."King James Version
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.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."New International Version
Gideon replied, "Those were my brothers, the sons of my own mother. As surely as the LORD lives, if you had spared their lives, I would not kill you."New King James Version
Then 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.”N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He said, "I acknowledge them as my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the LORD lives, if only you had let them live, I would not kill you."Revised Standard Version
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."Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, `My brethren -- sons of my mother -- they; Jehovah liveth, if ye had kept them alive -- I had not slain you.'
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