1Ki 3:26 | NET2full | STEP | The real mother spoke up to the king , for her motherly instincts were awakened . She said , “My master , give her the living child ! Whatever you do , don’t kill him!” But the other woman said , “ Neither one of us will have him. Let them cut him in two !”

1 Kings 3:26

26 The real mother ^{▼▼tn Heb “the woman whose son was alive.”} spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were awakened. ^{▼▼tn Heb “for her compassions grew warm for her son.”} She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” ^{▼▼tn The infinitive absolute before the negated jussive emphasizes the main verb.} But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him. Let them cut him in two!”