Verse Comparison: 1 Kings 3:27
American Standard Version
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
Amplified® Bible
Then the king said, Give her [who pleads for his life] the living baby, and by no means slay him. She is the child's mother.
Contemporary English Version
Solomon said, "Don't kill the baby." Then he pointed to the first woman, "She is his real mother. Give the baby to her."
Darby English Version
And the king answered and said, Give this one the living child, and in no wise put it to death: she is its mother.
Good News Bible
Then Solomon said, "Don't kill the child! Give it to the first woman---she is its real mother."
King James Version
Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
New American Standard Bible
Then the king said, "Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him. She is his mother."
New International Version
Then the king gave his ruling: "Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother."
New King James Version
So the king answered and said, “Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him; she is his mother.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the king said, "Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him. She indeed has proved herself his mother."
Revised Standard Version
Then the king answered and said, "Give the living child to the first woman, and by no means slay it; she is its mother."
Young's Literal Translation
And the king answereth and saith, `Give ye to her the living child, and put it not at all to death; she `is' its mother.'
