Judges 8:19

“And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.”

My Notes

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And he said, they were my brethren, even the sons of my mother,.... His brethren by his mother's side, but not by his…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

The sons of my mother - A much closer relation than that of brothers by the father only. (Compare Gen 43:29; Deu 13:6;…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Judges 8:18-21

Judgment began at the house of God, in the just correction of the men of Succoth and Penuel, who were Israelites, but it…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

the sons of my mother and not only of the same father; they were therefore specially dear, cf. Gen 43:29. On Gideon as…