3:26 The real mother 1 spoke up to the king, for her motherly instincts were aroused. 2 She said, “My master, give her the living child! Whatever you do, don’t kill him!” 3 But the other woman said, “Neither one of us will have him! Let them cut him in two!”
1 tnHeb “the woman whose son was alive.”
2 tnHeb “for her compassions grew warm for her son.”
3 tn The infinitive absolute before the negated jussive emphasizes the main verb.