New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 3:16-28

16Thenאָ֣ז'azH227twoשְׁתַּ֛יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenנָשִׁ֥יםna.ShimH802who were harlotsזֹנ֖וֹתzo.NotH2181cameתָּבֹ֗אנָהta.Vo.nahH935to the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דְנָהva.ta.'a.Mo.de.nahH5975beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

17The oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Ohבִּ֣יbiH994,my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,thisH2088womanוְהָאִשָּׁ֣הve.ha.'i.ShahH802and I liveיֹשְׁבֹ֖תyo.she.VotH3427in the sameאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259houseבְּבַ֣יִתbe.Va.yitH1004;and I gaveH3205birthוָאֵלֵ֥דva.'e.LedH3205to a childH3205whileעִמָּ֖הּ'i.MahH5973she wasin the houseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

18It happenedוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁי֙ha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117after I gaveH3205birthלְלִדְתִּ֔יle.lid.TiH3205,that thisH2088womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802alsoגַּם־gam-H1571gaveH3205birthוַתֵּ֖לֶדva.Te.ledH3205to a childH3205,and we were togetherH3164.ThereH369was noH369strangerזָ֤רzarH2114with us in the houseבַּבַּ֔יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,onlyזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108the twoשְׁתַּֽיִם־she.ta.yim-H8147of us in the houseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

19ThisH2088woman’sהָאִשָּׁ֥הha.'i.ShahH802sonבֶּן־ben-H1121diedוַיָּ֛מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in the nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834she layשָׁכְבָ֖הsha.khe.VahH7901on it.

20So she aroseוַתָּקָם֩va.ta.KamH6965in the middleבְּת֨וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the nightהַלַּ֜יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915and tookוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121from besideמֵֽאֶצְלִ֗יme.'etz.LiH681me while your maidservantוַאֲמָֽתְךָ֙va.'a.ma.te.KhaH519sleptיְשֵׁנָ֔הye.she.NahH3463,and laidוַתַּשְׁכִּיבֵ֖הוּva.tash.ki.Ve.huH7901him in her bosomבְּחֵיקָ֑הּbe.chei.KahH2436,and laidהִשְׁכִּ֥יבָהhish.Ki.vahH7901her deadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191sonבְּנָ֥הּbe.NahH1121in my bosomבְחֵיקִֽי׃ve.chei.KiH2436.

21When I roseוָאָקֻ֥םva.'a.KumH6965in the morningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242to nurseלְהֵינִ֥יקle.hei.NikH3243my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,he was deadמֵ֑תMetH4191;but when I lookedH995at him carefullyוָאֶתְבּוֹנֵ֤ןva.'et.bo.NenH995in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,he was not my sonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I had borneיָלָֽדְתִּי׃ya.La.de.tiH3205.”

22Then the otherהָאַחֶ֜רֶתha.'a.Che.retH312womanהָאִשָּׁ֨הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559, “Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808!For the livingהַחַי֙ha.ChaiH2416oneהֶחָ֑יhe.ChaiH2416is my sonבְּנִ֤יbe.NiH1121,and the deadהַמֵּ֔תha.MetH4191one is your sonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121.” Butthe firstH2088womanH2088saidאֹמֶ֙רֶת֙'o.Me.retH559, “Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808!For the deadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191one is your sonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121,and the livingH2416oneH2416is my sonוּבְנִ֣יu.ve.NiH1121.”Thus they spokeוַתְּדַבֵּ֖רְנָהva.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

23Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The oneH2088saysאֹמֶ֔רֶת'o.Me.retH559, ‘ThisH2088is my sonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121who is livingH2416,and your sonוּבְנֵ֣ךְu.ve.NekhH1121is the deadהַמֵּ֑תha.MetH4191one’; andthe otherH2088saysאֹמֶ֙רֶת֙'o.Me.retH559, ‘Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808!For your sonבְּנֵ֥ךְbe.NekhH1121is the deadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191one, and my sonוּבְנִ֥יu.ve.NiH1121is the livingהַחַ֖יha.ChaiH2416oneהֶחָֽי׃ פhe.ChaiH2416.’”

24The kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Getקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947me a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719.”So they broughtוַיָּבִ֥אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935a swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

25The kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Divideגִּזְר֛וּgiz.RuH1504the livingהַחַ֖יha.ChaiH2416childהַיֶּ֥לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206in twoלִשְׁנָ֑יִםlish.Na.yimH8147,and giveוּתְנ֤וּu.te.NuH5414halfהַחֲצִי֙ha.cha.TziH2677to the oneלְאַחַ֔תle.'a.ChatH259and halfהַחֲצִ֖יha.cha.TziH2677to the otherלְאֶחָֽת׃le.'e.ChatH259.”

26Then the womanהָאִשָּׁה֩ha.'i.ShahH802whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834childבְּנָ֨הּbe.NahH1121wasthe livingהַחַ֜יha.ChaiH2416oneH2416spokeוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, forshe was deeplyרַחֲמֶיהָ֮ra.cha.mei.HaH7356 H3648stirredH3648overעַל־'al-H5921her sonבְּנָהּ֒be.NahH1121and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר׀va.To.merH559, “Ohבִּ֣יbiH994,my lordאֲדֹנִ֗י'a.do.NiH113,giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414her the livingהַחַ֔יha.ChaiH2416childהַיָּל֣וּדhai.ya.LudH3205,and by noאַל־'al-H408meansוְהָמֵ֖תve.ha.MetH4191killתְּמִיתֻ֑הוּte.mi.Tu.huH4191him.” But the otherH2088saidאֹמֶ֗רֶת'o.Me.retH559, “He shall be neitherH1571 H3808mine norH3808yours; divideגְּזֹֽרוּ׃ge.Zo.ruH1504him!”

27Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414the first woman the livingהַחַ֔יha.ChaiH2416childהַיָּל֣וּדhai.ya.LudH3205,and by noלֹ֣אlo'H3808meansוְהָמֵ֖תve.ha.MetH4191killתְמִיתֻ֑הוּte.mi.Tu.huH4191him. She is his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.”

28When allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of the judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ha.mish.PatH4941whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadhandedH8199downH8199,they fearedוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, forthey sawרָא֔וּra.'UH7200that the wisdomחָכְמַ֧תcha.khe.MatH2451of Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430was in him toadministerלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ סmish.PatH4941.

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