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

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

BBE - Then the armed men were for putting the prisoners to death, so that no one would get away by swimming.

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

YLT - And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,

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