1 Kings 3:23 :: New International Version (NIV)

1 Kings 3:23 - The king said, “This one says, ‘My son is alive and your son is dead,’ while that one says, ‘No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.’ ”

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

And the king said, “The one says, ‘This is my son, who lives, and your son is the dead one’; and the other says, ‘No! But your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’ ”

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

Then the king said, “Let’s get the facts straight. Both of you claim the living child is yours, and each says that the dead one belongs to the other.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

The king said, “This one says, ‘My son is alive and your son is dead,’ while that one says, ‘No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.’ ”

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

Then the king said, “The one says, ‘This is my son that is alive, and your son is dead’; and the other says, ‘No; but your son is dead, and my son is the living one.’”

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

The king replied, “This woman says, ‘This is my son who is alive, and your son is dead,’ but that woman says, ‘No, your son is dead, and my son is alive.’ ”

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Then the king^H4428 said^H559, “[fn]The one^H2088 says^H559, ‘This^H2088 is my son^H1121 who is living^H2416, and your son^H1121 is the dead^H4191 one’; and [fn]the other^H2088 says^H559, ‘No^H3808! For your son^H1121 is the dead^H4191 one, and my son^H1121 is the living^H2416 one^H2416.’”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

Then the king said, “[fn]The one says, ‘This is my son who is living, and your son is the dead one’; and [fn]the other says, ‘No! For your son is the dead one, and my son is the living one.’”

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Then the king said, “This woman says, ‘This is my son, the one who is alive, and your son is the dead one’; and the other woman says, ‘No! For your son is the dead one, and my son is the one who is alive.’”

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

The king said, "One says, 'My son is alive; your son is dead,' while the other says, 'No, your son is dead; my son is alive.'"

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

Then the king said, "The one says, 'This is my son that is alive, and your son is dead'; and the other says, 'No; but your son is dead, and my son is the living one.'"

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

And the king saith, 'This one saith, This is my son, the living, and thy son is the dead; and that one saith, Nay, but thy son is the dead, and my son the living.'

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

Then said the king, The one says, This that is living is my son, and thy son is the dead; and the other says, No, for thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead; and the other saith, No; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Then said the king, The one says, This is my son who lives, and your son is the dead: and the other says, No; but your son is the dead, and my son is the living.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

tunc rex ait haec dicit filius meus vivit et filius tuus mortuus est et ista respondit non sed filius tuus mortuus est et filius meus vivit

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «كُلٌّ مِنْكُمَا تَدَّعِي أَنَّ الابْنَ الْحَيَّ هُوَ ابْنُهَا وَأَنَّ الابْنَ الْمَيْتَ هُوَ ابْنُ الأُخْرَى.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ זֹ֣את אֹמֶ֔רֶת זֶה־בְּנִ֥י הַחַ֖י וּבְנֵ֣ךְ הַמֵּ֑ת וְזֹ֤את אֹמֶ֨רֶת֙ לֹ֣א כִ֔י בְּנֵ֥ךְ הַמֵּ֖ת וּבְנִ֥י הֶחָֽי׃ פ

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς αὐταῖς σὺ λέγεις οὗτος ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ζῶν καὶ ὁ υἱὸς ταύτης ὁ τεθνηκώς καὶ σὺ λέγεις οὐχί ἀλλὰ ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ζῶν καὶ ὁ υἱός σου ὁ τεθνηκώς

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

فَقَالَ الْمَلِكُ: «هذِهِ تَقُولُ: هذَا ابْنِيَ الْحَيُّ وَابْنُكِ الْمَيْتُ، وَتِلْكَ تَقُولُ: لاَ، بَلِ ابْنُكِ الْمَيْتُ وَابْنِيَ الْحَيُّ».

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And the king said to them, Thou sayest, This is my son, even the living one, and this woman's son is the dead one: and thou sayest, No, but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

El rey entonces dijo: Esta dice: Mi hijo es el que vive, y tu hijo es el muerto: y la otra dice, No, mas el tuyo es el muerto, y mi hijo es el que vive.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

El rey entonces dijo: Esta dice: Mi hijo es el que vive, y tu hijo es el muerto; y la otra dice: No, mas el tuyo es el muerto, y mi hijo es el que vive.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

Then the king said, One says, The living child is my son, and yours is the dead: and the other says, Not so; but your son is the dead one and mine is the living.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

王說、這婦人說、活孩子是我的、死孩子是你的、那婦人說、不然、死孩子是你的、活孩子是我的．

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Entonces el rey dijo: --Esta dice: "Mi hijo es el que vive, y tu hijo es el muerto"; y la otra dice: "¡No! Sino que tu hijo es el muerto, y mi hijo es el que vive."

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

왕이 가로되 이는 말하기를 산것은 내 아들이요 죽은 것은 네 아들이라 하고 저는 말하기를 아니라 죽은 것이 네 아들이요 산 것이 내 아들이라 하는도다 하고

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Le roi dit: L'une dit: C'est mon fils qui est vivant, et c'est ton fils qui est mort; et l'autre dit: Nullement! c'est ton fils qui est mort, et c'est mon fils qui est vivant.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Und der König sprach: Diese spricht: mein Sohn lebt, und dein Sohn ist tot; jene spricht: Nicht also; dein Sohn ist tot, und mein Sohn lebt.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

И сказал царь: эта говорит: мой сын живой, а твой сын мертвый; а та говорит: нет, твой сын мертвый, а мой сын живой.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

El rey entonces dijo: Esta dice: Mi hijo es el que vive, y tu hijo es el muerto; y la otra dice: No, mas el tuyo es el muerto, y mi hijo es el que vive.

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