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I Kings 3:Verse 27

KJV
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Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

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What Does I Kings 3:27 Mean?

Detailed meaning and commentary

"Solomon delivers the verdict: "Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him; she is his mother." The king identifies the true mothe..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

American Standard Version
ASV

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

American King James Version
AKJV

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

Then the king made answer and said, Give her the child, and do not put it to death; she is the mother of it.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And the king answereth and saith, `Give ye to her the living child, and put it not at all to death; she is its mother.'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

Then the king answered, "Give her the living child, and in no way kill it. She is its mother."

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

Then the king answered, "Give her the living child, and in no way kill it. She is its mother."

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

Then the king answered, "Give her the living child, and in no way kill it. She is its mother."

Darby Translation
Darby

And the king answered and said, Give this one the living child, and in no wise put it to death: she is its mother.

Webster Bible
Webster

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she [is] the mother of it.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

Then the King answered, and sayde, Giue her the liuing childe, and slay him not: this is his mother.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

The king answered, and said: Give the living child to this woman, and let it not be killed; for she is the mother thereof.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

Then responded the king, and said—Give, her, the living child, ye shall not, kill, it,—she, is its mother.

Literal Translation
LITV

And the king answered and said, Give to her the living child, and do not put it to death at all; she is its mother.

Modern King James
MKJV

And the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no way kill it. She is the mother of it.

Updated King James
UKJV

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Then the king answered and said, “Give the living child to her, and do not kill him; she is his mother.”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

Then the king answered and said: 'Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

The king responded and said: “Give the living infant to this woman, and do not kill it. For she is his mother.”

Berean Study Bible
BSB

Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. By no means should you kill him; she is his mother.”

Revised Webster
RWebster

Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and by no means slay him: she is his mother.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

The kyng answeride, and seide, Yyue ye to this womman the yong child quyk, and be he not slayn; forsothe this is `his modir.

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