1 Kings 3:27

In 11 translations

BSB

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.”

KJV

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

WEB

Then the king answered, “Give the first woman the living child, and definitely do not kill him. She is his mother.”

ASV

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

LSV

And the king answers and says, “Give the living child to her [who wants him], and do not put him to death at all; she [is] his mother.”

YLT

And the king answereth and saith, 'Give ye to her the living child, and put it not at all to death; she [is] its mother.'

DBY

And the king answered and said, Give this one the living child, and in no wise put it to death: she is its mother.

DRC

The king answered, and said: Give the living child to this woman, and let it not be killed, for she is the mother thereof.

GNV

Then the King answered, and sayde, Giue her the liuing childe, and slay him not: this is his mother.

JPS

Then the king answered and said: 'Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.'

LXXE

Then the king answered and said, Give the child to her that said, ‘Give it to her, and by no means slay it:’ she is its mother.

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WLC

וַיַּ֨עַן הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר תְּנוּ־לָהּ֙ אֶת־הַיָּל֣וּד הַחַ֔י וְהָמֵ֖ת לֹ֣א תְמִיתֻ֑הוּ הִ֖יא אִמּֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ βασιλεὺς, καὶ εἶπε, δότε τὸ παιδίον τῇ εἰπούσῃ, δότε αὐτῇ αὐτὸ, καὶ θανάτῳ μὴ θανατώσητε αὐτὸ, αὕτη ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ.

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