1 Kings

1 Kings 3:25

25and the king declared, “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
declaredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Cutגִּזְר֛וּgiz·rūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH1504 cut, divide
the livingהַחַ֖יha·ḥayArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2416 alive, living
childהַיֶּ֥לֶדhay·ye·leḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3206 child, son, boy, youth
in twoלִשְׁנָ֑יִםliš·nā·yimPreposition-l; Number - mdH8147 two
and giveוּתְנ֤וּū·ṯə·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
halfהַחֲצִי֙ha·ḥă·ṣîArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2677 half
to oneלְאַחַ֔תlə·’a·ḥaṯPreposition-l; Number - feminine singularH259 one
and halfהַחֲצִ֖יha·ḥă·ṣîArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2677 half
to the otherלְאֶחָֽת׃lə·’e·ḥāṯPreposition-l; Number - feminine singularH259 one

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