Judges 8:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 8:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּאמַ֕ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַחַ֥י
ʼâch
H251
brother
בְּנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
אִמִּ֖י
ʼêm
H517
mother
הֵ֑ם
hêm
H1992
they
חַי
chay
H2416
living
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
ל֚וּ
lûwʼ
H3863
if only
הַחֲיִתֶ֣ם
châyâh
H2421
to live
אוֹתָ֔ם
ʼêth
H853
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לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָרַ֖גְתִּי
hârag
H2026
to kill
אֶתְכֶֽם
ʼêth
H853
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World English Bible Public Domain
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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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “They my brothers, the sons of my mother! The life of Yahweh, if you had let them live, I would not have killed you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).