1 Kings 3:25
Strong's Lexicon
and the king
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

declared,
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

“Cut
גִּזְר֛וּ (giz·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1504: 1) to cut, divide, cut down, cut off, cut in two, snatch, decree 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut in two, divide 1a2) to cut down 1a3) to cut off, destroy, exterminate 1a4) to decree 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cut off, separated, excluded 1b2) to be destroyed, cut off 1b3) to be decreed

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

the living
הַחַ֖י (ha·ḥay)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2416: adj 1) living, alive 1a) green (of vegetation) 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) 1c) lively, active (of man) 1d) reviving (of the springtime) n m 2) relatives 3) life (abstract emphatic) 3a) life 3b) sustenance, maintenance n f 4) living thing, animal 4a) animal 4b) life 4c) appetite 4d) revival, renewal 5) community

child
הַיֶּ֥לֶד (hay·ye·leḏ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3206: 1) child, son, boy, offspring, youth 1a) child, son, boy 1b) child, children 1c) descendants 1d) youth 1e) apostate Israelites (fig.)

in two
לִשְׁנָ֑יִם (liš·nā·yim)
Preposition-l | Number - md
Strong's Hebrew 8147: 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)

and give
וּתְנ֤וּ (ū·ṯə·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5414: 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up 1c2) to be put upon

אֶֽת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

half
הַחֲצִי֙ (ha·ḥă·ṣî)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2677: 1) half 1a) half 1b) middle

to one
לְאַחַ֔ת (lə·’a·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-l | Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

וְאֶֽת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

and half
הַחֲצִ֖י (ha·ḥă·ṣî)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2677: 1) half 1a) half 1b) middle

to the other.”
לְאֶחָֽת׃ (lə·’e·ḥāṯ)
Preposition-l | Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: 1) one (number) 1a) one (number) 1b) each, every 1c) a certain 1d) an (indefinite article) 1e) only, once, once for all 1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one 1g) first 1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”

Young's Literal Translation
and the king saith, ‘Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Solomon said, “ Cut the living boy in two and give half to one and half to the other.”

New American Standard Bible
The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other."

King James Bible
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
He then gave an order: "Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other."

New Living Translation
Then he said, "Cut the living child in two, and give half to one woman and half to the other!"

English Standard Version
And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”

New American Standard Bible
The king said, "Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other."

King James Bible
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Solomon said, "Cut the living boy in two and give half to one and half to the other."

International Standard Version
"Divide the living child in two!" he ordered. "Give half to the one and half to the other."

NET Bible
The king then said, "Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other!"

American Standard Version
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

English Revised Version
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

Young's Literal Translation
and the king saith, 'Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.'
















Cross References
1 Kings 3:24
And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.

1 Kings 3:26
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.

1 Kings 1:1
Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

1 Kings 3:23
Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

1 Kings 3:22
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.

1 Kings 3:27
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

1 Kings 3:28
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 judgment.
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