The real mother spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. She said,“ My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” But the other woman said,“ Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”

活孩子的母亲为自己的孩子心里急痛，就说：“求我主将活孩子给那妇人吧，万不可杀他！”那妇人说：“这孩子也不归我，也不归你，把他劈了吧！”

活孩子的母亲为自己的儿子心急如焚，对王说：“求我主把活孩子给那妇人吧，万不可杀死他！”那妇人说：“这孩子也不归我，也不归你，你们就劈了吧！”

活孩子的母亲为自己的儿子心急如焚，对王说：“求我主把活孩子给那妇人吧，万不可杀死他！”那妇人说：“这孩子也不归我，也不归你，你们就劈了吧！”

活孩子的母亲心疼自己的孩子，就说：“我主啊，把孩子给她吧，千万不要杀他！”但另一个女人却说：“孩子不归我，也不归你，把他劈开吧！”

那活孩子的母亲因为爱子心切，就对王说：“我主啊，把那活的孩子给她吧，千万不可杀死他！”另一个妇人却说：“这孩子也不归我，也不归你，把他劈开吧！”

活孩子的母親為自己的孩子心裏急痛，就說：「求我主將活孩子給那婦人吧，萬不可殺他！」那婦人說：「這孩子也不歸我，也不歸你，把他劈了吧！」

活孩子的母親為自己的兒子心急如焚，對王說：「求我主把活孩子給那婦人吧，萬不可殺死他！」那婦人說：「這孩子也不歸我，也不歸你，你們就劈了吧！」

活孩子的母親為自己的兒子心急如焚，對王說：「求我主把活孩子給那婦人吧，萬不可殺死他！」那婦人說：「這孩子也不歸我，也不歸你，你們就劈了吧！」

活孩子的母親心疼自己的孩子，就說：「我主啊，把孩子給她吧，千萬不要殺他！」但另一個女人卻說：「孩子不歸我，也不歸你，把他劈開吧！」

那活孩子的母親因為愛子心切，就對王說：“我主啊，把那活的孩子給她吧，千萬不可殺死他！”另一個婦人卻說：“這孩子也不歸我，也不歸你，把他劈開吧！”

兒子活着的那婦人、因為愛兒子的心腸火熱、就對王說：『哦，我主上啊，將那活的孩子給她吧；千萬不可殺死他。』那婦人說：『這孩子也不歸我，也不歸你；將他劈了吧。』

生子之母心痛其子、告王曰、我主歟、願以生子給之、決不可殺、彼婦曰、勿歸我、勿歸爾、剖之可也、

生子之母、中心如焚、告王曰、我主歟、願以生子給之、斷勿加害。其一曰、勿歸於我、勿歸於彼、剖之可也。

生子之母、為己子中心如焚、乃曰、我主歟、願以生孩予彼、勿殺之、彼曰、勿歸我、亦勿歸爾、剖之可也、

The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved out of love for her son and said to the king,“ Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!” But the other said,“ Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!”

The woman whose son was alive was filled with deep love for her son. She said to the king,“ My master, please give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!” But the other woman said,“ Neither one of us will have him. Cut him in two!”

Then the woman whose son was alive said to the king, because her heart yearned for her son,“ Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and by no means put him to death.” But the other said,“ He shall be neither mine nor yours; divide him.”

Then the woman who was the real mother of the living child, and who loved him very much, cried out,“ Oh no, my lord! Give her the child— please do not kill him!” But the other woman said,“ All right, he will be neither yours nor mine; divide him between us!”

The woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she felt great compassion for her son.“ My lord, give her the living baby,” she said,“ but please don’t have him killed!” But the other one said,“ He will not be mine or yours. Cut him in two!”

But the woman whose child was the living one spoke to the king, for she was deeply stirred over her son, and she said,“ Pardon me, my lord! Give her the living child, and by no means kill him!” But the other woman was saying,“ He shall be neither mine nor yours; cut him!”

Then the woman whose son was living spoke to the king, for she yearned with compassion for her son; and she said,“ O my Lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him!” But the other said,“ Let him be neither mine nor yours, but divide him.”

Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said, Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, It shall be neither mine nor thine; divide it.

The woman whose son was alive spoke to the king because she felt great compassion for her son.“ My lord, give her the living baby,” she said,“ but please don’t have him killed!” But the other one said,“ He will not be mine or yours. Cut him in two!”

Then spake the woman whose the living child[ was] unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine,[ but] divide[ it].

Then the woman whose the living child was spoke to the king, for her heart yearned over her son, and she said,“ Oh, my lord, give her the living child, and in no way kill him!” But the other said,“ He shall be neither mine nor yours. Divide him.”

Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast? Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne? Even if mothers were to forget, I could never forget you!

Joseph hurried out, for he was overcome by affection for his brother and was at the point of tears. So he went to his room and wept there.

Indeed, the people of Israel are my dear children. They are the children I take delight in. For even though I must often rebuke them, I still remember them with fondness. So I am deeply moved with pity for them and will surely have compassion on them. I, the LORD, affirm it!

How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I surrender you, O Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboiim? I have had a change of heart! All my tender compassions are aroused!

senseless, covenant- breakers, heartless, ruthless.

my anxiety intensified. As I thought about it, I became impatient. Finally I spoke these words:

For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self- control, savage, opposed to what is good,

Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,