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Berean Standard Bible

“and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.””

1 Kings 3:25

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Two women come before Solomon, each claiming that a living baby is hers and that the other's child has died. With no witnesses, the case seems impossible.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”

World English Bible (WEB)

The king said, “Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.”

King James Version (KJV)

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the king said, Let the living child be cut in two and one half given to one woman and one to the other.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

En seguida el rey dijo: Partid por medio el niño vivo, y dad la mitad á la una, y la otra mitad á la otra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―Partan en dos al niño vivo, y denle una mitad a cada una de estas mujeres.

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