NAS: The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape;
KJV: And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
GWT: The soldiers had a plan to kill the prisoners to keep them from swimming away and escaping.
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.
DBY: And the counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim off and escape.
DRB: And the soldiers' counsel was, that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out, should escape.
WBS: And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
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,