19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 8:19:1 ⧉וַיֹּאמַ֕רvayomarand he said Judges 8:19:2 ⧉אַחַ֥יakhaimy brothers Judges 8:19:3 ⧉בְּנֵֽי־אִמִּ֖יbeneiimmisons of my mother Judges 8:19:4 ⧉הֵ֑םhemthey are Judges 8:19:5 ⧉חַי־יְהוָ֗הkhaiyahwehas the LORD lives Judges 8:19:6 ⧉ל֚וּluif Judges 8:19:7 ⧉הַחֲיִתֶ֣םhakhayitemyou had kept alive Judges 8:19:8 ⧉אוֹתָ֔םotamthem Judges 8:19:9 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Judges 8:19:10 ⧉הָרַ֖גְתִּיharagtiI would have killed Judges 8:19:11 ⧉אֶתְכֶֽם׃etkhemyou |
19. Formal Translation And he said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Judge} lives, if only you had kept them alive, I would not have slain you.” |
19. Dynamic Translation He said, “They were my own brothers, the sons of my mother. As the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Arbiter} lives, if you had spared them, I would not have killed you.” |