King James Version
"Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof."
— 1 Kings 3:27, King James Version
“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 answered, "Give her the living child, and in no way kill it. She is its mother."”
“The king responded,“Give the first woman the living child; don’t kill him. She is the mother.””
“The king answered, and said: Give the living child to this woman, and let it not be killed; for she is the mother thereof.”
“Then the king made answer and said, Give her the child, and do not put it to death; she is the mother of it.”
“Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.”
And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.