1 Kings 3:27
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.In other versions
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
ASV
Then the king made answer and said, Give her the child, and do not put it to death; she is the mother of it.
BBE
And the king answered and said, Give this one the living child, and in no wise put it to death: she is its mother.
DBY
Then the king answered, Give her the living child, and in no way kill it: she is the mother of it.
WEB
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.'
YLT
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
ENG
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother of it.
WBT
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.”
BSB
In context
25And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
26Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
27Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.