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1 Kings 3:22-28
22“Noלֹ֣א כִ֗יlo' KhiH3808H3588,”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' KhiH3808H3588,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' KhiH3808H3588,your sonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121is deadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191and mineוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121is aliveהֶחָֽי׃ פhe.ChaiH2416.’”
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.merH559H6030: “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.
Commentaries on 1 Kings 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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