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1 Kings 3:16-28

16Thenאָ֣ז'azH227therecameH935twoשְׁתַּ֛יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenH802thatwereharlots, untothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andstoodH5975beforehim.

17Andtheoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559, Oh,mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,Iandthiswomanוְהָאִשָּׁ֣הve.ha.'i.ShahH802dwellיֹשְׁבֹ֖תyo.she.VotH3427inoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259houseבְּבַ֣יִתbe.Va.yitH1004;andIwasdeliveredofachildH3205withherinthehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

18Anditcametopassthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117afterIwasdelivered,thatthiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802wasdeliveredalsoגַּם־gam-H1571;andwewereH1961togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162;therewasnostrangerwithusinthehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004, savewetwoשְׁתַּֽיִם־she.ta.yim-H8147inthehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

19Andthiswoman’sהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802childdiedH4191inthenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,becauseshelayH7901uponit.

20AndshearoseH6965atmidnight,andtookH3947mysonH1121frombesideme, while thyhandmaidslept,andlaidH7901itinherbosomבְּחֵיקָ֑הּbe.chei.KahH2436,andlaidH7901herdeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191childinmybosomבְחֵיקִֽי׃ve.chei.KiH2436.

21AndwhenIroseH6965inthemorningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242togiveH3205mychildsuckH3243,behold,itwasH1961deadH4191;butwhenIhadlookedatitinthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,behold,itwasH1961notmysonH1121,whomIdidbearH3205.

22Andtheotherהָאַחֶ֜רֶתha.'a.Che.retH312womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559, Nay;butthelivingismysonבְּנִ֤יbe.NiH1121,andthedeadהַמֵּ֔תha.MetH4191isthysonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121.AndthissaidH559,No;butthedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191isthysonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121,andthelivingismysonוּבְנִ֣יu.ve.NiH1121.Thustheyspakebeforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

23ThensaidH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,TheoneH2088saith,Thisismysonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121thatliveth,andthysonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121isthedeadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191:andtheothersaith, Nay;butthysonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121isthedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191,andmysonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121istheliving.

24Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559, Fetchmeaswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719.AndtheybroughtH935aswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

25Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Dividethelivingchildהַיֶּ֥לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206intwoלִשְׁנָ֑יִםlish.Na.yimH8147,andgiveוּתְנ֤וּu.te.NuH5414halfהַחֲצִי֙ha.cha.TziH2677totheoneH259,andhalfהַחֲצִ֖יha.cha.TziH2677totheother.

26Thenspakethewomanהָאִשָּׁה֩ha.'i.ShahH802whosethelivingchildwasH1961untothekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,forherheart yearnedoverhersonH1121,andshesaidH559, Oh,mylordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113,giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414herthelivingchild,andinnowiseslayit.ButtheothersaidH559,ItshallbeH1961neitherminenorthine;divideit.

27Thenthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredandsaidH559,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414herthelivingchildהַיָּל֣וּדhai.ya.LudH3205,andinnowiseslayit:sheisthemotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517thereof.

28AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardH8085ofthejudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ha.mish.PatH4941whichthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadjudgedH8199;andtheyfearedH3372thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:fortheysawH7200thatthewisdomחָכְמַ֧תcha.khe.MatH2451ofGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430wasinhim,todojusticeמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סmish.PatH4941.

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