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10 The king said, “If anyone says anything against you, bring him to me. He’ll never harm you again.”

11 She said, “Your Majesty, please pray to Yahweh your Elohim in order to keep an avenger from doing more harm by destroying my son.”

“I solemnly swear, as Yahweh lives,” he said, “not a hair on your son’s head will fall to the ground.”

12 The woman said, “Please let me say something else to you.”

“Speak,” he said.

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10 The king replied, “If anyone says anything to you, bring them to me, and they will not bother you again.”

11 She said, “Then let the king invoke the Lord his God to prevent the avenger(A) of blood from adding to the destruction, so that my son will not be destroyed.”

“As surely as the Lord lives,” he said, “not one hair(B) of your son’s head will fall to the ground.(C)

12 Then the woman said, “Let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.”

“Speak,” he replied.

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