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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.גִּזְר֛וּgizrvcut downגָּזַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “cut down”, a commandH1504to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decidecut down (off), decree, divide, snatch.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַיֶּ֥לֶדhayeledthe childיֶלֶדdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the child”, the ordinary formH3206something born, i.e. a lad or offspringboy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).הַחַ֖יhachaythe lifeחַיdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the life”, the ordinary formH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.לִשְׁנָ֑יִםlishnayimto twoשְׁנַיִםpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, absolute — “to two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.וּתְנ֤וּutenvand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and give”, a commandH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אֶֽתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַחֲצִי֙hachatsithe halfחֵצִיdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the half”, the ordinary formH2677the half or middlehalf, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.לְאַחַ֔תleachatto firstאֶחָדpreposition, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “to first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,וְאֶֽתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַחֲצִ֖יhachatsithe halfחֵצִיdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the half”, the ordinary formH2677the half or middlehalf, middle, mid(-night), midst, part, two parts.לְאֶחָֽתleechatto firstאֶחָדpreposition, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “to first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And the king said: 'Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
Young’s Literal Translation
and the king saith, 'Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.'
World English Bible
The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”
Darby Translation
And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
Douay-Rheims
Divide, said he, the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And the king said: 'Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.'
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And the king said, Divide the live child, the suckling, in two; and give half of it to one, and half of it to the other.
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