2 Samuel 12:3

“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.”

2 Samuel 12:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.”

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