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1 Kings 3:16-28

16At that timeאָ֣ז'azH227twoשְׁתַּ֛יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147prostitutesנָשִׁ֥ים זֹנ֖וֹתna.Shim zo.NotH802 H2181cameתָּבֹ֗אנָהta.Vo.nahH935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975before himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.

17Oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Pleaseבִּ֣יbiH994,my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063womanוְהָאִשָּׁ֣הve.ha.'i.ShahH802and Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589liveיֹשְׁבֹ֖תyo.she.VotH3427in the sameאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259houseבְּבַ֣יִתbe.Va.yitH1004,and I gave birthוָאֵלֵ֥דva.'e.LedH3205while sheעִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH5973wasin the houseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

18וַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117after I gave birthלְלִדְתִּ֔יle.lid.TiH3205,this womanהָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזֹּ֑אתha.'i.Shah ha.ZotH802 H2063alsoגַּם־gam-H1571had a babyוַתֵּ֖לֶדva.Te.ledH3205.Weוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuH587were aloneיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162,withאִתָּ֙נוּ֙'i.Ta.nuH854noאֵֽין־'ein-H369oneזָ֤רzarH2114in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004butזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108the twoשְׁתַּֽיִם־she.ta.yim-H8147of usאֲנַ֖חְנוּ בַּבָּֽיִת׃'a.Nach.nu ba.Ba.yitH587 H1004.

19During the nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063woman’sהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802sonבֶּן־ben-H1121diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834she rolled overשָׁכְבָ֖הsha.khe.VahH7901on himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.

20So she got upוַתָּקָם֩va.ta.KamH6965in the middleבְּת֨וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the nightהַלַּ֜יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915and tookוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121from my sideמֵֽאֶצְלִ֗יme.'etz.LiH681whileוַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519I was asleepיְשֵׁנָ֔הye.she.NahH3463.She laid himוַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖הוּva.tash.ki.Ve.huH7901in her bosomבְּחֵיקָ֑הּbe.chei.KahH2436וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and putהִשְׁכִּ֥יבָהhish.Ki.vahH7901her deadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191sonבְּנָ֥הּbe.NahH1121at my bosomבְחֵיקִֽי׃ve.chei.KiH2436.

21The next morningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,when I got upוָאָקֻ֥םva.'a.KumH6965to nurseלְהֵינִ֥יקle.hei.NikH3243אֶת־'et-H853my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121,I discoveredוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009he was deadמֵ֑תMetH4191בַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242.But when I examined himוָאֶתְבּוֹנֵ֤ן אֵלָיו֙va.'et.bo.Nen 'e.LavH995 H413,I realizedוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009that he wasהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808the sonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I had borneיָלָֽדְתִּי׃ya.La.de.tiH3205.”

22“Noלֹ֣א כִ֗יlo' KhiH3808 H3588,”saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559the otherהָאַחֶ֜רֶתha.'a.Che.retH312womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802, “the living oneהַחַי֙ha.ChaiH2416ismy sonבְּנִ֤יbe.NiH1121and the dead oneהַמֵּ֔תha.MetH4191isyour sonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121.”But the first womanוְזֹ֤אתve.ZotH2063insistedאֹמֶ֙רֶת֙'o.Me.retH559, “Noלֹ֣א כִ֔יlo' KhiH3808 H3588,the dead oneהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191isyoursבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121and the living oneהֶחָ֑יhe.ChaiH2416ismineוּבְנִ֣יu.ve.NiH1121.”So they arguedוַתְּדַבֵּ֖רְנָהva.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

23Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisזֹ֣אתzotH2063woman saysאֹמֶ֔רֶת'o.Me.retH559זֶה־zeh-H2088, ‘My sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121is aliveהַחַ֖יha.ChaiH2416and yoursוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121is deadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191,’but thatוְזֹ֤אתve.ZotH2063woman saysאֹמֶ֙רֶת֙'o.Me.retH559, ‘Noלֹ֣א כִ֔יlo' KhiH3808 H3588,your sonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121is deadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191and mineוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121is aliveהֶחָֽי׃ פhe.ChaiH2416.’”

24The kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428continuedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Bringקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947mea swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719.”So they brought himוַיָּבִ֥אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935a swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719לִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

25and the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428declaredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Cutגִּזְר֛וּgiz.RuH1504אֶת־'et-H853the livingהַחַ֖יha.ChaiH2416childהַיֶּ֥לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206in twoלִשְׁנָ֑יִםlish.Na.yimH8147and giveוּתְנ֤וּu.te.NuH5414אֶֽת־'et-H853halfהַחֲצִי֙ha.cha.TziH2677to oneלְאַחַ֔תle.'a.ChatH259וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853and halfהַחֲצִ֖יha.cha.TziH2677to the otherלְאֶחָֽת׃le.'e.ChatH259.”

26Then the womanהָאִשָּׁה֩ha.'i.ShahH802whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sonבְּנָ֨הּbe.NahH1121was aliveהַחַ֜יha.ChaiH2416spokeוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588she yearnedנִכְמְר֣וּnikh.me.RuH3648with compassionרַחֲמֶיהָ֮ra.cha.mei.HaH7356forעַל־'al-H5921her sonבְּנָהּ֒be.NahH1121. “Pleaseבִּ֣יbiH994,my lordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113,”she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר׀va.To.merH559, “giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414herאֶת־'et-H853the livingהַחַ֔יha.ChaiH2416babyהַיָּל֣וּדhai.ya.LudH3205.Do notאַל־'al-H408kill himוְהָמֵ֖תve.ha.MetH4191תְּמִיתֻ֑הוּte.mi.Tu.huH4191!”But the otherוְזֹ֣אתve.ZotH2063womansaidאֹמֶ֗רֶת'o.Me.retH559, “He will beיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808גַּם־gam-H1571minenorגַם־gam-H1571yours.Cut him in twoגְּזֹֽרוּ׃ge.Zo.ruH1504!”

27Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gave his rulingוַיַּ֨עַן וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Ya.'an vai.Yo.merH559 H6030: “Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414the livingהַחַ֔יha.ChaiH2416babyהַיָּל֣וּדhai.ya.LudH3205to the first womanאֶת־'et-H853.By no meansלֹ֣אlo'H3808should you kill himH4191;sheהִ֖יאhi'H1931is his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.”

28When allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853of the judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ha.mish.PatH4941אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had givenשָׁפַ֣טsha.FatH8199,they stood in aweוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372ofמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440himהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,forכִּ֣יkiH3588they sawרָא֔וּra.'UH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the wisdomחָכְמַ֧תcha.khe.MatH2451of Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430wasin himבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130to administerלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סmish.PatH4941.

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