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Then the woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she yearned with compassion for her son. “Please, my lord,” she said, “give her the living baby. Do not kill him!” But the other woman said, “He will be neither mine nor yours. Cut him in two!”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Then the woman whose the living child was spoke to the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, “Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no way kill it!” But the other said, “It shall be neither mine nor yours. Divide it.”
World English Bible (WEB)
Then spake{H559}{(H8799)} the woman{H802} whose the living{H2416} child{H1121} was unto the king{H4428}, for her bowels{H7356} yearned{H3648}{(H8738)} upon her son{H1121}, and she said{H559}{(H8799)}, O{H994} my lord{H113}, give{H5414}{(H8798)} her the living{H2416} child{H3205}{(H8803)}, and in no wise{H4191}{(H8687)} slay{H4191}{(H8686)} it. But the other said{H559}{(H8802)}, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide{H1504}{(H8798)} it.
Strong's King James
And the woman whose son is the living one saith unto the king (for her bowels yearned over her son), yea, she saith, ‘O, my lord, give to her the living child, and put it not at all to death;’ and this one saith, ‘Let it be neither mine or thine—cut it.’
Young's Literal Translation
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