1 Kings 3:22
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And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.“No,” said the other woman, “the living one is my son and the dead one is your son.” But the first woman insisted, “No, the dead one is yours and the living one is mine.” So they argued before the king.
In other translations
And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.“No,” said the other woman, “the living one is my son and the dead one is your son.” But the first woman insisted, “No, the dead one is yours and the living one is mine.” So they argued before the king.
Hebrew words
וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559הָאִשָּׁהha'ishahthe womanH802הָאַחֶרֶתha'acheret<the> otherH312לֹאlo'In-H3808כִיkhideedH3588בְּנִיbeni[is] son myH1121הַחַיhachaithe living oneH2416וּבְנֵךְuvenekhand [is] son yourH1121הַמֵּתhametthe dead [one]H4191וְזֹאתvezotand this [one]H2063אֹמֶרֶת'omeret[was] sayingH559לֹאlo'In-H3808כִיkhideedH3588בְּנֵךְbenekh[is] son yourH1121הַמֵּתhametthe dead [one]H4191וּבְנִיuveniand [is] son myH1121הֶחָיhechaithe living oneH2416וַתְּדַבֵּרְנָהvatedaberenahand they spokeH1696לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440הַמֶּלֶךְ׃hamelekhthe kingH4428
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