GOD'S WORD® Translation
The soldiers had a plan to kill the prisoners to keep them from swimming away and escaping.

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

Berean Study Bible
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the soldiers' counsel was, that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out, should escape.

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

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

World English Bible
The soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

Young's Literal Translation
And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,

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