Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 3:23-25

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.”

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