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OET (OET-RV) Then the king commanded, “Cut the living child into two pieces and give them half each.”
OET-LV And_he/it_said the_king cut DOM the_child the_living in_two and_give DOM the_half to_one and the_half to_the_other.
UHB וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ גִּזְר֛וּ אֶת־הַיֶּ֥לֶד הַחַ֖י לִשְׁנָ֑יִם וּתְנ֤וּ אֶֽת־הַחֲצִי֙ לְאַחַ֔ת וְאֶֽת־הַחֲצִ֖י לְאֶחָֽת׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer hammelek gizrū ʼet-hayyeled haḩay lishənāyim ūtənū ʼet-haḩₐʦī ləʼaḩat vəʼet-haḩₐʦiy ləʼeḩāt.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς, διέλετε τὸ παιδίον τὸ ζῶν τὸ θηλάζον εἰς δύο, καὶ δότε τὸ ἥμισυ αὐτοῦ ταύτῃ, καὶ τὸ ἥμισυ αὐτοῦ ταύτῃ.
(Kai eipen ho basileus, dielete to paidion to zōn to thaʸlazon eis duo, kai dote to haʸmisu autou tautaʸ, kai to haʸmisu autou tautaʸ. )
BrTr And the king said, Divide the live child, the suckling, in two; and give half of it to one, and half of it to the other.
ULT And the king said, “Divide the living child into two pieces, and give the half to one and the half to the other.”
UST Then the king said to the servant, “Cut the baby that is alive into two parts. Give one part to each of the women.”
BSB and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
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MSB and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
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OEB And the king said, ‘Divide the living child in two and give half to the one and half to the other.’
WEBBE The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The king then said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to one and half to the other!”
LSV and the king says, “Cut the living child into two, and give half to one, and half to the other.”
FBV “Cut the child that's alive in two, and give half to one woman and half to another,” he commanded.
T4T Then the king said to the servant, “Cut the baby that is alive into two parts. Give one part to each of the women.”
LEB No LEB 1 KI book available
BBE And the king said, Let the living child be cut in two and one half given to one woman and one to the other.
Moff No Moff 1 KI book available
JPS 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.
DRA Divide, said he, the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
YLT and the king saith, 'Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.'
Drby And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
RV And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
SLT And the king will say, Divide the living child in two, and ye shall give the half to the one, and the half to the other.
Wbstr And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
KJB-1769 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
KJB-1611 And the king said, Diuide the liuing childe in two, and giue halfe to the one, and halfe to the other.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps No Bshps 1 KI book available
Gnva And the King sayde, Deuide ye the liuing child in twaine, and giue the one halfe to the one, and the other halfe to the other.
(And the King said, Deuide ye/you_all the living child in twain/two_or_both, and give the one half to the one, and the other half to the other. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 1 KI book available
Wycl No Wycl 1 KI book available
Luth No Luth 1 KI book available
ClVg Dividite, inquit, infantem vivum in duas partes, et date dimidiam partem uni, et dimidiam partem alteri.[fn]
(Dividite, he_said, infantem alive in/into/on two parts, and date halfm part uni, and halfm part the_otheri. )
3.25 Dividite. ID. Tentat naturam naturæ Dominus, et vult secundum utriusque voluntatem, viventem filium, in legem gratiamque dividere: non quod probet, sed ad arguendam Synagogæ calumniam hoc se velle dicit.
3.25 Dividite. ID. Tentat naturam of_nature Master, and wants after/second of_both voluntatem, they_will_liveem son, in/into/on the_law graceque dividere: not/no that probet, but to arguendam Synagogæ slander this himself velle he_says.
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 KI book available
3:16-28 Solomon’s judgment concerning the real mother of the living baby illustrates his wisdom in cases of civil jurisprudence. Chapters 4–10 illustrate his wisdom in all areas of his rule.
Solomon’s Wisdom
When God gave Solomon the opportunity to ask for anything he wanted, Solomon chose wisdom, so that he could “govern [God’s] people well and know the difference between right and wrong” (1 Kgs 3:9). In response to this unselfish choice, God granted the wisdom he desired (3:12) and the rewards of its proper use (3:13-14; 2 Chr 1:14-17).
Solomon’s subsequent behavior provided immediate evidence of his wisdom. He resolved an argument over a child with such insight that the people were “in awe of the king” (1 Kgs 3:16-28). Later, the queen of Sheba came to test him with difficult questions and found his wisdom exceeding all that she had heard about it (10:1-9). His administration (4:1-28), his diplomacy (5:1-9), his building projects (5:10–7:51), and his commerce (9:26-28; 10:14-29) all demonstrated his wisdom. Solomon accumulated vast knowledge (4:29-33) and wrote proverbs (much of the book of Proverbs), songs (Pss 72; 127), love poetry (the Song of Songs), and philosophical literature (Ecclesiastes). He used his wisdom to build the Temple (2 Chr 2:12), even as Bezalel had previously been endowed with wisdom to build the Tabernacle (Exod 31:1-3).
Jesus noted Solomon’s great wisdom and reminded his hearers that someone even greater than Solomon was among them (Matt 12:42). Jesus is the true wisdom of God in whom one can find ultimate wisdom (1 Cor 1:24). A life of wisdom is centered in Christ (1 Cor 1:18-25; Col 3:16; 2 Pet 3:18) and in Scripture (2 Tim 3:14-17).
Passages for Further Study
Exod 31:1-6; 1 Kgs 3:5-14; 3:16-28; 4:29-34; 5:2-7; 10:1-13; 2 Chr 1:7-12; Pss 72:1-20; 111:10; 127:1-5; Eccl 12:9-14; Isa 11:1-5; Jer 9:23-24; Matt 12:42; Jas 1:5