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The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners to make sure they didn’t swim ashore and escape.
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American Standard Version
And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
Christian Standard Bible
The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that no one could swim away and escape.
English Standard Version
The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape.
King James Version
And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
New American Standard Bible
The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape;
New International Version
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.
New King James Version
And the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape.
World English Bible
The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.