but the poor manוְלָרָשׁhad nothingאֵין כֹּלexceptכִּי אִםoneאַחַתlittleקְטַנָּהewe lambכִּבְשָׂהthatאֲשֶׁרhe had acquired.קָנָהHe raised it,וַיְחַיֶּהָand it grew upוַתִּגְדַּלwith himעִמּוֹand withוְעִםhis sonsבָּנָיוtogether;יַחְדָּוfrom his morselמִפִּתּוֹit would eat,תֹאכַלand from his cupוּמִכֹּסוֹit would drink,תִשְׁתֶּהand in his bosomוּבְחֵיקוֹit would lie;תִשְׁכָּבand it wasוַתְּהִיto himלוֹlike a daughter.כְּבַת
2 Samuel 12:3
Study it in the app“but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb that he had acquired. He raised it, and it grew up with him and with his sons together; from his morsel it would eat, and from his cup it would drink, and in his bosom it would lie; and it was to him like a daughter.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 12:3, word by word
- but the poor manרָשׁrash
be poor
Be poor, lack possessions.
Where else “rash” appears- oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” appears- littleקְטַנָּהketana
small
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “ketana” appears- ewe lambכִּבְשָׂהkivsa
ewe lamb
Ewe lamb, young female sheep.
Where else “kivsa” appears- he had acquiredקָנָהkana
buy
To give silver in order to become the owner of something.
Where else “kana” appears- He raised itיְחַיֶּyechaye
keep alive
To make someone go on living, or rescue them from death.
Where else “yechaye” appears- and it grew upתִּגְדַּלtigdal
grow up
To get bigger, become an adult; to bring up a child.
Where else “tigdal” appears- his sonsבָּנָיbanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banay” appears- togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachdav” appears- from his morselפִּתּpit
piece, morsel
Piece, morsel, bit of bread.
Where else “pit” appears- it would eatתֹאכַלtochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochal” appears- and from his cupכֹּסkos
cup
A drinking vessel; also the lot that falls to each one to drink, good or bad.
Where else “kos” appears- it would drinkתִשְׁתֶּהtishte
drink
Drink.
Where else “tishte” appears- and in his bosomחֵיקchek
bosom
The chest and arms, where one holds someone close.
Where else “chek” appears- it would lieתִשְׁכָּבtishkav
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “tishkav” appears- and it wasתְּהִיtehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tehi” appears- like a daughterבַתvat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “vat” appears
The context
2The rich man had flocks and herds, very many;
3 · This verse (above)
4A traveler came to the rich man, and he was loath to take from his own flock and from his own herd to prepare a meal for the wayfarer who had come to him; so he took the ewe lamb of the poor man and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”