Catholic Public Domain Version
"Then this woman’s son died in the night. For while sleeping, she smothered him. "
— 1 Kings 3:19, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.”
“And this woman’s child died in the night, because she lay upon it. ”
“This woman's child died in the night, because she lay on it.”
“This woman’s child suffocated during the night when she rolled on top of him.”
“And this woman's child died in the night: for in her sleep she overlaid him.”
“In the night, this woman, sleeping on her child, was the cause of its death.”
“And this woman’s child died in the night; because she overlaid it.”
Then two women harlots went to the king, and they stood before him.
And one of them said: “I beg you, my lord, I and this woman were living in one house, and I gave birth, with her in the room.
Then, on the third day after I gave birth, she also gave birth. And we were together, with no other person with us in the house, only the two of us.
Then this woman’s son died in the night. For while sleeping, she smothered him.
And rising up in the silent depths of the night, she took my son from my side, while I, your handmaid, was sleeping, and she set him in her bosom. Then she placed her dead son in my bosom.
And when I had arisen in the morning, so that I might give milk to my son, he appeared to be dead. But gazing upon him more diligently in the light of day, I realized that he was not mine, whom I had born.”
And the other woman responded: “It is not such as you say. Instead, your son is dead, but mine is alive.” To the contrary, she said: “You are lying. For my son lives, and your son is dead.” And in this manner, they were contending before the king.