3:22a “No,” said the other woman,

But the other woman said ⌊to her⌋, “No!
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But then the second woman said, “You(fem) are wrong!

3:22b “the living one is my son and the dead one is your son.”

The baby who is alive is my son. It is the baby who is dead that is your(fem) son.”
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The dead baby is your(fem) son. It is my son who is alive.”

3:22c But the first woman insisted, “No,

But the first woman kept on saying, “No!
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The woman who had spoken first refused to accept this.

3:22d the dead one is yours and the living one is mine.”

The dead baby/child is your(fem) son. My son is the living baby/child.”
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She claimed that her son/boy was the one who was alive and that the dead baby/boy belonged to the other woman.

3:22e So they argued before the king.

They kept on arguing ⌊right there⌋ in front of King Solomon.
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The two women quarreled in this way in the presence of the king.

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