1 Kings 3:22

“And the other woman said, “No, my son is the living one, and your son is the dead one.” And this one said, “No, your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.” And they spoke before the king.”

1 Kings 3:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 3:22, word by word

And the otherאַחֶרֶתacheret

other

Other, another; next.

Where else “acheret” appears
womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

Where else “isha” appears
saidתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “tomer” appears
my sonבְּנִbeni

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “beni” appears
is the living oneחַיchay

alive

Having life, not dead.

Where else “chay” appears
is the dead oneמֵּתmet

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

Where else “met” appears
And they spokeתְּדַבֵּרְנָהtedaberna

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “tedaberna” appears
beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fene” appears
the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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The context

21And I rose in the morning to nurse my son, and I saw that he was dead. But I looked closely at him in the morning, and I saw that it was not my son whom I had borne.”

22 · This verse (above)

23And the king said, “This one says, ‘This is my son, the living one, and your son is the dead one’; and this one says, ‘No, your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’”

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