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1 Kings 3:16-28

16Thenאָ֣ז'azH227cameH935twoשְׁתַּ֛יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenH802, harlots,tothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andstoodH5975beforehim.

17Andthefirstwomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559, Ah,mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113!Iandthiswomanוְהָאִשָּׁ֣הve.ha.'i.ShahH802abodeinoneH259houseבְּבַ֣יִתbe.Va.yitH1004;andIwasdeliveredofachildH3205withherinthehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

18Anditcametopassthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117afterIwasdelivered,thatthiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802wasdeliveredalsoגַּם־gam-H1571;andwewereH1961togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162;nostrangerwaswithusinthehouseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,onlywetwoשְׁתַּֽיִם־she.ta.yim-H8147wereH1961inthehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

19Andthiswoman'schilddiedH4191inthenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915;becauseshehadlainH7901uponit.

20AndshearoseH6965atmidnight,andtookH3947mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121frombesideme, while thyhandmaidslept,andlaidH7901itinherbosomבְּחֵיקָ֑הּbe.chei.KahH2436,andlaidH7901herdeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191sonבְּנָ֥הּbe.NahH1121inmybosomבְחֵיקִֽי׃ve.chei.KiH2436.

21AndwhenIroseH6965inthemorningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242togiveH3205mychildsuckH3243,behold,itwasH1961deadH4191;andIconsidereditinthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andbehold,itwasH1961notmysonH1121,whomIboreH3205.

22Andtheotherהָאַחֶ֜רֶתha.'a.Che.retH312womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559,No,forthelivingismysonבְּנִ֤יbe.NiH1121,andthedeadהַמֵּ֔תha.MetH4191isthysonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121.AndthisonesaidH559,No,butthedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191isthysonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121,andthelivingismysonוּבְנִ֣יu.ve.NiH1121.ThustheyspokeH1696beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

23ThensaidH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,TheoneH2088saysH559,Thisthatislivingismysonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121,andthysonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121isthedeadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191;andtheothersaysH559,No,forthysonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121isthedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191,andmysonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121istheliving.

24Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,BringH935measwordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719.AndtheybroughtH935aswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

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

26Thenspokethewomanהָאִשָּׁה֩ha.'i.ShahH802whosewasH1961thelivingchildtothekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,forherbowels yearnedoverhersonH1121,andshesaidH559, Ah,mylordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113!giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414herthelivingchild,andinnowiseputH5414ittodeathH4191.ButtheothersaidH559,LetitbeH1961neitherminenorthine;divideit.

27Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428answeredandsaidH559,Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414thisonethelivingchildהַיָּל֣וּדhai.ya.LudH3205,andinnowiseputH5414ittodeathH4191:sheisitsmotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

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

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