And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.

And this woman's child died in the night: for in her sleep she overlaid him.

And this woman's child died in the night; because she had lain upon it.

And the son of this woman dieth at night, because she hath lain upon it,

In the night, this woman, sleeping on her child, was the cause of its death.

And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlay it.

Then this woman's son died in the night. For while sleeping, she smothered him.

And this woman's child died in the night,.... Whether the same night following the day it was born is not certain;
because she overlaid it; or laid upon it, being heavy through sleep, and not knowing what she did, turned herself upon it, and smothered it; because it had no previous illness, or any marks of any disease it could be thought to die of, and perhaps there might be some of its being overlaid.

Overlaid it - And so smothered it: which she justly conjectures, because there were evidences of that kind of death, but no appearance of any other cause thereof.