Then the womanוַ הָאִשָּׁהwhoseאֲשֶׁרsonבְּנָהּwas the living oneהַחַיsaidתֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְbecauseכִּיher inner partsרַחֲמֶיהָwere stirredנִכְמְרוּforעַלher son,בְּנָהּand she said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Pardon me,בִּיmy lord,אֲדֹנִיgiveתְּנוּherלָהּthe livingהַחַיnewborn,אֶת הַיָּלוּדand do notוְ אַלby any meansהָמֵתput him to death!”תְּמִיתֻהוּBut this oneוְזֹאתsaid,אֹמֶרֶת“He shall beיִהְיֶהneitherגַּם לֹאmineלִיnorגַםyours;לָךְcut him!”גְּזֹרוּ
1 Kings 3:26
Study it in the app“Then the woman whose son was the living one said to the king, because her inner parts were stirred for her son, and she said, “Pardon me, my lord, give her the living newborn, and do not by any means put him to death!” But this one said, “He shall be neither mine nor yours; cut him!””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 3:26, word by word
- Then the womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- sonבְּנָbena
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bena” appears- was the living oneחַיchay
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chay” appears- saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- her inner partsרַחֲמֶיrachame
compassion
A deep tenderness, like a mother's.
Where else “rachame” appears- were stirredנִכְמְרוּnichmru
be stirred, grow warm
Be deeply moved, grow warm with emotion.
Where else “nichmru” appears- “Pardon meבִּיbi
please, my lord
Please, pardon me: a formula for addressing a superior respectfully.
Where else “bi” appears- my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- giveתְּנוּtenu
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “tenu” appears- newbornיָּלוּדyalud
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yalud” appears- by any meansהָמֵתhamet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “hamet” appears- “He shall beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- cut himגְּזֹרוּgezoru
cut
To divide something into parts with one cut.
Where else “gezoru” appears
The context
25And the king said, “Cut the living child in two, and give half to the one and half to the other.”
26 · This verse (above)
27And the king answered and said, “Give her the living newborn, and do not by any means put him to death; she is his mother.”