1 Kings 3:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
said,וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Giveתְּנוּ־
(te·nu-)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
the first woman the livingהַחַ֔י
(ha·chai,)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
child,הַיָּל֣וּד
(hai·ya·lud)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
and by noלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
meansוְהָמֵ֖ת
(ve·ha·met)
4191: to diea prim. root
killתְמִיתֻ֑הוּ
(te·mi·tu·hu;)
4191: to diea prim. root
him. She is his mother."אִמֹּֽו׃
(im·mov.)
517: a motherfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Then the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
answered
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
her the living
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
child
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
and in no wise
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
slay
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
it she is the mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
thereof
Parallel Verses
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 Bible
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

Holman Christian Standard 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."

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The king replied, "Give the living child to the first woman. Don't kill him. She is his mother."

King James 2000 Bible
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and by no means slay it: she is the mother of it.
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