1 Kings 3:23

“And 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.’””

1 Kings 3:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 3:23, word by word

And the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

Where else “yomer” appears
is my sonבְּנִbeni

son

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

Where else “beni” appears
the living oneחַיchay

alive

Having life, not dead.

Where else “chay” appears
is the dead one’מֵּתmet

die

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

Where else “met” appears

The context

22And 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.

23 · This verse (above)

24And the king said, “Get me a sword.” And they brought the sword before the king.

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