2 Samuel 12:4

“A 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.””

2 Samuel 12:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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A travelerהֵלֶךְhelech

traveler

Someone on a journey, passing through.

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cameיָּבֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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to the richעָשִׁירashir

rich

Rich.

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manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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and he was loathיַּחְמֹלyachmol

have pity, spare

Feel pity, want to save someone; spare.

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to takeקַחַתkachat

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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from his own flockצֹּאנtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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and from his own herdבְּקָרbekar

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

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to prepare a mealעֲשׂוֹתasot

prepare

To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.

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for the wayfarerאֹרֵחַoreach

travel

Travel, be on the road; "the traveler" is one who is passing through.

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the ewe lambכִּבְשַׂתkivsat

ewe lamb

Ewe lamb, young female sheep.

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of the poorרָאשׁrash

be poor

Be poor, lack possessions.

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The context

3but 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.

4 · This verse (above)

5David’s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As YHWH lives, the man who has done this deserves to die.

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