The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
DRAAnd the soldiers’ counsel was, that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out, should escape.
EMTVAnd the soldiers' decision was that they would kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape.
FBVThe soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim away and escape.
GNVThen the souldiers counsell was to kill the prisoners, least any of them, when he had swomme out, should flee away.
LSVAnd the soldiers’ counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone having swam out should escape,
OJBNow the kesher (plan, plot) of the chaiyalim was that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone, having swum away, should escape.
TCENTThe soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape.
T4TThe soldiers said to one another, “Let’s kill all the prisoners on the ship, so that they will not be able to swim away and escape.” They planned to do that because they were sure that officials would order them to be executed if they let the prisoners escape.