Verse 26
1 Kings 3:26
Bible in Basic English
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Then the mother of the living child came forward, for her heart went out to her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the child; do not on any account put it to death. But the other woman said, It will not be mine or yours; let it be cut in two.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר הָ/אִשָּׁה֩ אֲשֶׁר בְּנָ֨/הּ הַ/חַ֜י אֶל הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ כִּֽי נִכְמְר֣וּ רַחֲמֶי/הָ֮ עַל בְּנָ/הּ֒ וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֗/י תְּנוּ לָ/הּ֙ אֶת הַ/יָּל֣וּד הַ/חַ֔י וְ/הָמֵ֖ת אַל תְּמִיתֻ֑/הוּ וְ/זֹ֣את אֹמֶ֗רֶת גַּם לִ֥/י גַם לָ֛/ךְ לֹ֥א יִהְיֶ֖ה גְּזֹֽרוּ
English Translation
And the woman whose son was alive said to the king, for her compassion was stirred for her son, and she said, "Please, my lord, give her the live child and do not kill him; and this is what I say to you, there will be no harm to me or to you."
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Then he said, Get me a sword. So they went and put a sword before the king.
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