Sign in
1 Kings 3:25 — King James Version← Study notes

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


1 Kings 3:25Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Kings 3:2514 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶרwayōʾmer
answerconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekə
kingparticleH4428
royal
גִּזְר֛וּgizərw
cut downverbH1504
decree · divide · snatch
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הַ/יֶּ֥לֶדhayeled
boyparticleH3206
child · fruit · son · young man
הַ/חַ֖יhaḥay
aliveparticleH2416
age · appetite · beast · company ···
לִ/שְׁנָ֑יִםlišənāyim
bothpronH8147
couple · double · second · twain ···
וּ/תְנ֤וּwtənw
addconjH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
אֶֽתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הַ/חֲצִי֙haḥăṣiy
halfparticleH2677
middle · mid · midst · part ···
לְ/אַחַ֔תləʾaḥat
apronH259
alike · alone · altogether · and ···
וְ/אֶֽתwəʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)conjH853
הַ/חֲצִ֖יhaḥăṣiy
halfparticleH2677
middle · mid · midst · part ···
לְ/אֶחָֽתləʾeḥāt
apronH259
alike · alone · altogether · and ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Explore community notes on 1 Kings 3:25

Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion

Open verse →