1 Kings 3:22

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the other woman said, No; but the living is my son, and the dead is your son. And this said, No; but the dead is your son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The other woman said, 'No, the living one is my son, and the dead one is yours.' But the first woman insisted, 'No, the dead one is your son, and the living one is mine.' And so they argued before the king.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the other{H312} woman{H802} said,{H559} Nay; but the living{H2416} is my son,{H1121} and the dead{H4191} is thy son.{H1121} And this said,{H559} No; but the dead{H4191} is thy son,{H1121} and the living{H2416} is my son.{H1121} Thus they spake{H1696} before{H6440} the king.{H4428}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the other{H312} woman{H802} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Nay; but the living{H2416} is my son{H1121}, and the dead{H4191}{(H8801)} is thy son{H1121}. And this said{H559}{(H8802)}, No; but the dead{H4191}{(H8801)} is thy son{H1121}, and the living{H2416} is my son{H1121}. Thus they spake{H1696}{(H8762)} before{H6440} the king{H4428}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The other woman sayde: Not so, my sonne lyueth, and thy sonne is deed. But she sayde: Not so, thy sonne is deed, and my sonne liueth. And thus spake they before the kynge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then the other woman sayd, Nay, but my sonne liueth, and thy sonne is dead. Againe she sayde, No, but thy sonne is dead, and mine aliue: thus they spake before the King.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the other woman sayd: It is not so, but my sonne liueth, and thy sonne is dead. And she sayde againe: No, but thy sonne is dead, and my sonne is alyue. And thus they pleaded before the king.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the other woman said, Nay; but the living [is] my son, and the dead [is] thy son. And this said, No; but the dead [is] thy son, and the living [is] my son. Thus they spake before the king.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The other woman said, No; but the living is my son, and the dead is your son. This said, No; but the dead is your son, and the living is my son. Thus they spoke before the king.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the other woman saith, `Nay, but my son `is' the living, and thy son the dead;' and this `one' saith, `Nay, but thy son `is' the dead, and my son the living.' And they speak before the king.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the other woman said, No; but the living child is my son and the dead one yours. But the first said, No; the dead child is your son and the living one mine. So they kept on talking before the king.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The other woman said, "No; but the living is my son, and the dead is your son." This said, "No; but the dead is your son, and the living is my son." Thus they spoke before the king.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The other woman said,“No! My son is alive; your son is dead!” But the first woman replied,“No, your son is dead; my son is alive.” Each presented her case before the king.

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