Judges 8:19
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study 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.”

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, ‘My brethren—sons of my mother—they; Jehovah liveth, if ye had kept them alive—I had not slain you.’

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
“They
הֵ֑ם (hêm)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

were my brothers,”
אַחַ֥י (’a·ḥay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 251: A brother, )

Gideon replied,
וַיֹּאמַ֕ר (way·yō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“the sons
בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of my mother!
אִמִּ֖י (’im·mî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 517: A mother, )

As surely as the LORD
יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

lives,
חַי־ (ḥay-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

if
ל֚וּ (lū)
Preposition
Strong's 3863: If, would that!

you had let them live,
הַחֲיִתֶ֣ם (ha·ḥă·yi·ṯem)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

I would not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

kill
הָרַ֖גְתִּי (hā·raḡ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent

you.”
אֶתְכֶֽם׃ (’eṯ·ḵem)
Direct object marker | second person masculine plural
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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