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1 Kings 3:23

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

KJV

Tunc rex ait : Hæc dicit : Filius meus vivit, et filius tuus mortuus est : et ista respondit : Non, sed filius tuus mortuus est, meus autem vivit.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς αὐταῖς Σὺ λέγεις Οὗτος ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ζῶν, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς ταύτης ὁ τεθνηκώς· καὶ σὺ λέγεις Οὐχί, ἀλλὰ ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ζῶν, καὶ ὁ υἱός σου ὁ τεθνηκώς.

LXX

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ זֹ֣את אֹמֶ֔רֶת זֶה בְּנִ֥/י הַ/חַ֖י וּ/בְנֵ֣/ךְ הַ/מֵּ֑ת וְ/זֹ֤את אֹמֶ֨רֶת֙ לֹ֣א כִ֔י בְּנֵ֥/ךְ הַ/מֵּ֖ת וּ/בְנִ֥/י הֶ/חָֽי

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Prov 15:28 — The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.