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1 Kings 3:24-28

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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