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1 Kings 3:27

American Standard Version

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

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Christian Standard Bible

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

English Standard Version

Then the king answered and said, “Give the living child to the first woman, and by no means put him to death; 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.

New American Standard Bible

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

New International Version

Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother.”

New King James Version

So the king answered and said, “Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him; she is his mother.”

New Living Translation

Then the king said, “Do not kill the child, but give him to the woman who wants him to live, for she is his mother!”

World English Bible

Then the king answered, “Give the first woman the living child, and definitely do not kill him. She is his mother.”