27. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 3:27:1 ⧉וַיַּ֨עַןvayaanand he answered 1 Kings 3:27:2 ⧉הַמֶּ֜לֶךְhamelekhthe king 1 Kings 3:27:3 ⧉וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Kings 3:27:4 ⧉תְּנוּ־לָהּ֙tenulagive to her 1 Kings 3:27:5 ⧉אֶת־הַיָּל֣וּדethayalud{direct object marker} the child 1 Kings 3:27:6 ⧉הַחַ֔יhakhaithe living 1 Kings 3:27:7 ⧉וְהָמֵ֖תvehametand the dead {one} 1 Kings 3:27:8 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot 1 Kings 3:27:9 ⧉תְמִיתֻ֑הוּtemituhuyou shall put him to death 1 Kings 3:27:10 ⧉הִ֖יאhishe 1 Kings 3:27:11 ⧉אִמּֽוֹ׃imohis mother |
27. Formal Translation And the king answered and said, “Give her the living child, and do not kill him; she is his mother.” |
27. Dynamic Translation The king replied, “Give the living child to her, and do not put him to death; she is his mother.” |