1 Kings 3:25
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”

Young's Literal Translation
and the king saith, ‘Cut the living child into two, and give the half to the one, and the half to the other.’

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

Hebrew
and the king
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

declared,
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Cut
גִּזְר֛וּ (giz·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 1504: To cut down, off, to destroy, divide, exclude, decide

the living
הַחַ֖י (ha·ḥay)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

child
הַיֶּ֥לֶד (hay·ye·leḏ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring

in two
לִשְׁנָ֑יִם (liš·nā·yim)
Preposition-l | Number - md
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

and give
וּתְנ֤וּ (ū·ṯə·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

half
הַחֲצִי֙ (ha·ḥă·ṣî)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2677: The half, middle

to one
לְאַחַ֔ת (lə·’a·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-l | Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

and half
הַחֲצִ֖י (ha·ḥă·ṣî)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2677: The half, middle

to the other.”
לְאֶחָֽת׃ (lə·’e·ḥāṯ)
Preposition-l | Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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