1 Kings 3:22
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And the other woman answered: It is not so as thou sayest, but thy child is dead, and mine is alive. On the contrary, she said; Thou liest: for my child liveth, and thy child is dead. And in this manner they strove before the king.

Nay

1 Kings 3:23,24 Then said the king: The one saith, My child is alive, and thy child is dead. And the other answereth: Nay; but thy child is dead, and mine liveth. . . .

Context
Solomon Judges Wisely
21And when I arose in the morning, to give my child suck, behold it was dead: but considering him more diligently, when it was clear day, I found that it was not mine which I bore. 22And the other woman answered: It is not so as thou sayest, but thy child is dead, and mine is alive. On the contrary, she said; Thou liest: for my child liveth, and thy child is dead. And in this manner they strove before the king.23Then said the king: The one saith, My child is alive, and thy child is dead. And the other answereth: Nay; but thy child is dead, and mine liveth.…
Cross References
1 Kings 3:21
And when I arose in the morning, to give my child suck, behold it was dead: but considering him more diligently, when it was clear day, I found that it was not mine which I bore.

1 Kings 3:23
Then said the king: The one saith, My child is alive, and thy child is dead. And the other answereth: Nay; but thy child is dead, and mine liveth.

Lexicon
“No,”
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

said
וַתֹּאמֶר֩ (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

the other
הָאַחֶ֜רֶת (hā·’a·ḥe·reṯ)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 312: Hinder, next, other

woman,
הָאִשָּׁ֨ה (hā·’iš·šāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female

“the living one [is]
הַחַי֙ (ha·ḥay)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

my son
בְּנִ֤י (bə·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

and the dead one [is]
הַמֵּ֔ת (ham·mêṯ)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill

your son.”
וּבְנֵ֣ךְ (ū·ḇə·nêḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

But the first woman
וְזֹ֤את (wə·zōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

insisted,
אֹמֶ֙רֶת֙ (’ō·me·reṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“No,
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

the dead one [is]
הַמֵּ֖ת (ham·mêṯ)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill

yours
בְּנֵ֥ךְ (bə·nêḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

and the living one [is]
הֶחָ֑י (he·ḥāy)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

mine.”
וּבְנִ֣י (ū·ḇə·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

So they argued
וַתְּדַבֵּ֖רְנָה (wat·tə·ḏab·bê·rə·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

before
לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

the king.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king


Additional Translations
“No,” said the other woman, “the living one is my son and the dead one is your son.” But the first woman insisted, “No, the dead one is yours and the living one is mine.” So they argued before the king.And the other woman said, No; but the living is my son, and the dead is your son. And this said, No; but the dead is your son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.

And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

And the other woman said, No, but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. So they spoke before the king.

And the other woman said, No, for the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this one said, No, but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.

And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

And the other woman said, No; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.

The other woman said, "No; but the living is my son, and the dead is your son." This said, "No; but the dead is your son, and the living is my son." Thus they spoke before the king.

And the other woman saith, 'Nay, but my son is the living, and thy son the dead;' and this one saith, 'Nay, but thy son is the dead, and my son the living.' And they speak before the king.
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