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2 Kings 6:29

Therefore, we cooked my son, and we ate him. And I said to her on the next day, ‘Give your son, so that we may eat him.’ But she concealed her son.
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King James Version

So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.

English Standard Version

So we boiled my son and ate him. And on the next day I said to her, 'Give your son, that we may eat him.' But she has hidden her son."

New International Version

So we cooked my son and ate him. The next day I said to her, 'Give up your son so we may eat him,' but she had hidden him."