She also said, ‘Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne a son for him in his old age.’
1 Kings 3:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, I discovered he was dead. That morning, when I looked closely at him, I realised that he was not the son I gave birth to.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when I rose to nurse my child, behold, he was dead. But when I had considered him in the morning, behold, it was not the son I had borne. American Standard Version (1901) And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead; but when I had looked at it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, whom I did bear. Common English Bible When I got up in the morning to nurse my son, he was dead! But when I looked more closely in the daylight, it turned out that it wasn’t my son—not the baby I had birthed.” Catholic Public Domain Version And when I had arisen in the morning, so that I might give milk to my son, he appeared to be dead. But gazing upon him more diligently in the light of day, I realized that he was not mine, whom I had born." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but considering him more diligently when it was clear day, I found that it was not mine which I bore. |
She also said, ‘Who would have told Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne a son for him in his old age.’
She got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while your servant was asleep. She laid him in her arms, and she put her dead son in my arms.
‘No,’ the other woman said. ‘My son is the living one; your son is the dead one.’ The first woman said, ‘No, your son is the dead one; my son is the living one.’ So they argued before the king.
Her husband, Elkanah, replied, ‘Do what you think is best, and stay here until you’ve weaned him. May the Lord confirm your word.’ So Hannah stayed there and nursed her son until she weaned him.