


1 Kings 3:26
Bible Versions
Then spake the woman whose the living child [was] unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, [but] divide [it].
Then spake {H559} the woman {H802} whose the living {H2416} child {H1121} was unto the king {H4428}, for her bowels {H7356} yearned {H3648} upon her son {H1121}, and she said {H559}, O {H994} my lord {H113}, give {H5414} her the living {H2416} child {H3205}, and in no wise {H4191} slay {H4191} it. But the other said {H559}, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide {H1504} it.
At this, the woman to whom the living child belonged addressed the king, because she felt so strongly toward her son: "Oh, my lord, give her the living child; you mustn't kill it!" But the other one said, "It will be neither yours nor mine. Divide it up!"
Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”
Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, It shall be neither mine nor thine; divide it.
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