Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

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

New American Standard Bible

Then the king said, “Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him. She is his mother.”

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.

Holman Bible

The king responded, “Give the living baby to the first woman, and don’t kill him. She is his mother.”

International Standard Version

The king announced his decision: "Give the living child to the first woman. Don't kill him. She is his mother."

A Conservative Version

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and by no means kill it; she is the mother of it.

Amplified

Then the king said, “Give the first woman [who is pleading for his life] the living child, and by no means kill him. She is his mother.”

Bible in Basic English

Then the king made answer and said, Give her the child, and do not put it to death; she is the mother of it.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And the king will answer and say, Ye shall give to her the living child, and slaying, ye shall not slay it: she is his mother.

King James 2000

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and by no means slay it: she is the mother of it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then the king answered and said, "Give the living child to her, and do not kill him; she [is] his mother."

Modern King James verseion

And the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no way kill it. She is the mother of it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then the king answered and said, "Give her the living child and slay it not, for she is the mother thereof."

NET Bible

The king responded, "Give the first woman the living child; don't kill him. She is the mother."

New Heart English Bible

Then the king answered, "Give her the living child, and in no way kill it. She is its mother."

The Emphasized Bible

Then responded the king, and said - Give, her, the living child, ye shall not, kill, it, - she, is its mother.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Then the king answered, "Give her the living child, and in no way kill it. She is its mother."

Youngs Literal Translation

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.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Then the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

ענה 
`anah 
Usage: 329

and said

Usage: 0

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

her the living
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

ילד 
Yalad 
Usage: 497

and in no wise
מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

it she is the mother
אם 
'em 
Usage: 220

References

Context Readings

Solomon's Wisdom Tested: The Two Prostitutes

26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, It shall be neither mine nor thine; divide it. 27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. 28 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 justice.


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