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Judges 8:19

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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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Judges 8:19 in other translations

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.

Judges 8:19 · American Standard Version

Judges 8:19 in context

  1. 17He broke down the tower of Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
  2. 18Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?”
    They answered, “They were like you. They all resembled the children of a king.”
  3. 19He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As Yahweh lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you.”
  4. 20He said to Jether his firstborn, “Get up and kill them!” But the youth didn’t draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was yet a youth.
  5. 21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “You rise and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength.” Gideon arose, and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels’ necks.