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

Andª the¹ soldiers'ª counselª wasª° toª killª° the¹ prisoners,ª lest² any of themª¹ should swim out,ª° and escape.ª°

Andª the¹ souldiersª counselª wasª° toª kilª° the¹ prisoners,ª lest² any of themª¹ should swimme out,ª° and escape.ª°

And the soldiers would have killed the prisoners, lest they should cast forth to swim, and escape from them;

And the soldiers were disposed to slay the prisoners; lest they should resort to swimming, and escape from them.

Τῶν δὲ στρατιωτῶν βουλὴ ἐγένετο ἵνα τοὺς δεσμώτας ἀποκτείνωσιν, μή τις ἐκκολυμβήσας διαφύγῃ:

Of-the-ones moreover of-amass-belongers a-purposing it-had-became so to-the-ones to-en-tiees they-might-have-killed-off, lest a-one having-out-swam-unto it-might-have-had-fled-through;