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Now the plan of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone, having swum away, should escape.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
soldiers A soldier. N-GMP H4757 στρατιωτῶν stratiōtōn
[the] plan Counsel, deliberate wisdom, decree. N-NFS H1012 βουλὴ boulē
they should kill To put to death, kill; fig: to abolish. V-ASA-3P H615 ἀποκτείνωσιν apokteinōsin
Now A weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and. N-AMP H1202 δεσμώτας desmōtas
lest Not, lest. Adv H3361 μή mē
having swum away, To swim out (of the water). V-APA-NMS H1579 ἐκκολυμβήσας ekkolumbēsas
should escape. To escape by flight. V-ASA-3S H1309 διαφύγῃ diaphugē

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Berean Bible Now the plan of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone, having swum away, should escape.
King James Bible Now And the plan of the soldiers soldiers' counsel was that they should to kill the prisoners, lest anyone, having swum away, any of them should swim out, and escape.
Hebrew Greek English Now the The soldiers' plan of the soldiers was that they should to kill the prisoners, lest anyone, having swum away, should escape.so that none of them would swim away and escape;
New American Standard Bible 1995 Now the The soldiers' plan of the soldiers was that they should to kill the prisoners, lest anyone, having swum away, should escape.so that none of them would swim away and escape;