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OET (OET-LV) And_said brothers_my the_sons mother_my they [by]_the_life of_YHWH if you_all_had_let_live DOM_them not I_killed DOM_you_all.
OET (OET-RV) “They were my brothers—the sons of my mother,” he said. “As Yahweh lives, if only you had let them live, I wouldn’t have killed you.”
Note 1 topic: translate-kinship
אַחַ֥י בְּנֵֽי־אִמִּ֖י הֵ֑ם
brothers,my sons_of mother,my they
Gideon is specifying that he had not just the same father but also the same mother as these men. Your language may have its own term or expression for this relationship. Alternate translation: [They were my full brothers]
Note 2 topic: writing-oathformula
חַי־יְהוָ֗ה
he/it_lived YHWH
Gideon is using this expression to guarantee that what he is about to say is true. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. You can also state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Before Yahweh, I solemnly swear that]
8:18-21 It is not clear just when the slaughter at Tabor took place; it may have occurred during the earlier battle.
OET (OET-LV) And_said brothers_my the_sons mother_my they [by]_the_life of_YHWH if you_all_had_let_live DOM_them not I_killed DOM_you_all.
OET (OET-RV) “They were my brothers—the sons of my mother,” he said. “As Yahweh lives, if only you had let them live, I wouldn’t have killed you.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.