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1 Kings 3:25
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KJ21
And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”
ASV
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
AMP
Then the king said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to the one [woman] and half to the other.”
AMPC
And the king said, Divide the living child in two and give half to the one and half to the other.
BRG
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
CSB
And the king said, “Cut the living boy in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
CSBA
And the king said, ‘Cut the living boy in two and give half to one and half to the other.’
CEB
Then the king said, “Cut the living child in two! Give half to one woman and half to the other woman.”
CJB
The king said, “Cut the living child in two; give half to the one and half to the other.”
CEV
“Cut the baby in half! That way each of you can have part of him.”
DARBY
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
DRA
Divide, said he, the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
ERV
He told the servant, “Cut the living baby in two and give one half of the baby to each woman.”
EASY
Then the king commanded, ‘Cut the child who is alive into two pieces. Give one piece to one woman and the other piece to the other woman.’
EHV
Then the king said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to this woman and half to that woman.”
ESV
And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”
ESVUK
And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other.”
EXB
he said, “·Cut [Divide] the living baby into two pieces, and give each woman half.”
GNV
And the king said, Divide ye the living child in twain, and give the one half to the one, and the other half to the other.
GW
he said, “Cut the living child in two. Give half to the one and half to the other.”
GNT
he said, “Cut the living child in two and give each woman half of it.”
HCSB
Solomon said, “Cut the living boy in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
ICB
he said, “Cut the living baby into two pieces. Give each woman half of the baby.”
ISV
“Divide the living child in two!” he ordered. “Give half to the one and half to the other.”
JUB
And the king said, Divide the living child in two and give half to the one and half to the other.
KJV
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
AKJV
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
LSB
Then the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”
LEB
Then the king said, “Divide the living child into two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”
TLB
Then he said, “Divide the living child in two and give half to each of these women!”
MSG
Then he said, “Cut the living baby in two—give half to one and half to the other.”
MEV
The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”
NOG
he said, “Cut the living child in two. Give half to the one and half to the other.”
NABRE
he said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to one woman and half to the other.”
NASB
And the king said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”
NASB1995
The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”
NCB
The king said, “Divide the living child in two. Give one-half to one of them, and one-half to the other.”
NCV
he said, “Cut the living baby into two pieces, and give each woman half.”
NET
The king then said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other!”
NIRV
Then he gave an order. He said, “Cut the living child in two. Give half to one woman and half to the other.”
NIV
He then gave an order: “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
NIVUK
He then gave an order: ‘Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.’
NKJV
And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to one, and half to the other.”
NLV
And the king said, “Divide the living child in two. Give half to the one woman and half to the other.”
NLT
Then he said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to one woman and half to the other!”
NRSVA
The king said, ‘Divide the living boy in two; then give half to one, and half to the other.’
NRSVACE
The king said, ‘Divide the living boy in two; then give half to one, and half to the other.’
NRSVCE
The king said, “Divide the living boy in two; then give half to the one, and half to the other.”
NRSVUE
The king said, “Divide the living boy in two; then give half to the one and half to the other.”
OJB
And HaMelech said, Cut the yeled hachai in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
RGT
And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give one half to one, and the other half to the other.”
RSV
And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”
RSVCE
And the king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”
TLV
Then the king said: “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”
VOICE
(receiving a sword) Cut the living child in half, and give each woman one of the halves.
WEB
The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”
WYC
he said, Part ye the quick young child in two parts (Divide ye, or cut ye, the young living child in two), and give ye the half part to the one, and the half part to the tother.
YLT
and the king saith, `Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.'
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