8:19 He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. I swear, 1 as surely as the Lord is alive, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
Judges 21:14
21:14 The Benjaminites returned at that time, and the Israelites 2 gave to them the women they had spared from Jabesh Gilead. But there were not enough to go around. 3
1 tn The words “I swear” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
2 tnHeb “they”; the referent (the Israelites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.