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Berean Standard Bible

“One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house.”

1 Kings 3:17

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Soon after receiving wisdom from God, Solomon faces his first recorded test. Two women who live together bring a dispute before him, and each claims a living baby is hers after one infant has died.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house.

World English Bible (WEB)

The one woman said, “Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house. I delivered a child with her in the house.

King James Version (KJV)

And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the one woman said, Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And one of them said, O my lord, I and this woman are living in the same house; and I gave birth to a child by her side in the house.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo la una mujer: ¡Ah, señor mío! yo y esta mujer morábamos en una misma casa, y yo parí estando con ella en la casa.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―Señor —comenzó a hablar una de ellas—, nosotras dos vivimos en la misma casa. Yo tuve un hijo, estando esta mujer conmigo. A los tres días, ella también tuvo un hijo.

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