1Ki 3:26 | NETfull | STEP | The real mother spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”

1 Kings 3:26

26 The real mother ^{▼▼ Heb “the woman whose son was alive.”} spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. ^{▼▼ Heb “for her compassions grew warm for her son.”} She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” ^{▼▼ The infinitive absolute before the negated jussive emphasizes the main verb.} But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”