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1 Kings 3:25

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

KJV

Dividite, inquit, infantem vivum in duas partes, et date dimidiam partem uni, et dimidiam partem alteri.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς Διέλετε τὸ παιδίον τὸ θηλάζον τὸ ζῶν εἰς δύο, καὶ δότε τὸ ἥμισυ αὐτοῦ ταύτῃ καὶ τὸ ἥμισυ αὐτοῦ ταύτῃ.

LXX

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ גִּזְר֛וּ אֶת הַ/יֶּ֥לֶד הַ/חַ֖י לִ/שְׁנָ֑יִם וּ/תְנ֤וּ אֶֽת הַ/חֲצִי֙ לְ/אַחַ֔ת וְ/אֶֽת הַ/חֲצִ֖י לְ/אֶחָֽת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
חֲצִ֣י
chtsy
noun · 122×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
יְלָדִים֙
yldym
noun · 89×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נִגְזַ֖ר
ngzr
verb · 13×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Prov 25:8 — Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.