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And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
the soldiers' a soldier N-GMP H4757 στρατιωτῶν stratiotes (strat-ee-o'-tace)
counsel counsel N-NFS H1012 βουλὴ boule (boo-lay')
kill to kill V-ASA-3P H615 ἀποκτείνωσιν apokteino (ap-ok-ti'-no)
the prisoners, a prisoner N-AMP H1202 δεσμώτας desmotes (des-mo'-tace)
lest not, that...not, lest (used for qualified negation) Adv H3361 μή me (may)
should swim out, to swim out of V-APA-NMS H1579 ἐκκολυμβήσας ekkolumbao (ek-kol-oom-bah'-o)
and escape. to flee through, escape V-ASA-3S H1309 διαφύγῃ diapheugo (dee-af-yoo'-go)

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