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Berean Standard Bible

““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.””

Judges 8:19

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Berean Standard Bible (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.”

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.”

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y él dijo: Mis hermanos eran, hijos de mi madre: ¡Vive Jehová, que si los hubierais guardado en vida, yo no os mataría!

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―¡Deben de haber sido mis hermanos! —exclamó Gedeón—. Juro que si ustedes no los hubieran matado, yo tampoco los mataría a ustedes.

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