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Judges 8:19

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.

KJV

Quibus ille respondit : Fratres mei fuerunt, filii matris meæ. Vivit Dominus, quia si servassetis eos, non vos occiderem.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Γεδεών Ἀδελφοί μου καὶ υἱοὶ τῆς μητρός μου ἦσαν· ζῇ Κύριος, εἰ ἐζωογονήκειτε αὐτούς, οὐκ ἂν ἀπέκτεινα ὑμᾶς.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יֹּאמַ֕ר אַחַ֥/י בְּנֵֽי אִמִּ֖/י הֵ֑ם חַי יְהוָ֗ה ל֚וּ הַחֲיִתֶ֣ם אוֹתָ֔/ם לֹ֥א הָרַ֖גְתִּי אֶתְ/כֶֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
הֵ֖מָּה
hmh
pronoun · 560×
ו
v
noun · 629×
וֹ
v
noun · 220×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ל֥וּ
lv
conjunction · 25×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 167×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ruth 3:13 — Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, the