1 Kings 3:27
Bible › 1 Kings › Chapter 3 › Verse 27
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”
In other translations
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”
Hebrew words
וַיַּעַןvaiya'anand he answeredH6030הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559תְּנוּ־tenu-giveH5414לָהּlahto herאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַיָּלוּדhaiyaludthe childH3205הַחַיhachai<the> livingH2416וְהָמֵתvehametand certainly <to kill>H4191לֹאlo'notH3808תְמִיתֻהוּtemituhuyou must kill himH4191הִיאhi'sheH1931אִמּוֹ׃'imo[is] mother hisH517
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