Judges

Judges 8:19

¹⁹“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.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	הֵ֑ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
were my brothers	אַחַ֥י	’a·ḥay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H251 brother
Gideon replied	וַיֹּאמַ֕ר	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the sons	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of my mother	אִמִּ֖י	’im·mî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H517 mother
As surely as the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
lives	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
if	ל֚וּ	lū	Preposition	H3863 if
you had let them live	הַחֲיִתֶ֣ם	ha·ḥă·yi·ṯem	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H2421 live
I would not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
kill	הָרַ֖גְתִּי	hā·raḡ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2026 kill, slay
you	אֶתְכֶֽם׃	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.