8:19a “They were my brothers,” Gideon replied, “the sons of my mother!

Gideon answered, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother.
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Gideon said, “They were my brothers, my mother’s sons.

8:19b As surely as the LORD lives,

As Yahweh lives, I swear that
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I swear in the name of Yahweh.

8:19c if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”

if you(dual) had let them live, I would not kill you.”
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If you ⌊had taken mercy on them and⌋ let them live, I would not kill you.”

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