A travelerהֵלֶךְcameוַיָּבֹאto the richלְ הֶעָשִׁירman,אִישׁand he was loathוַיַּחְמֹלto takeלָקַחַתfrom his own flockמִצֹּאנוֹand from his own herdוּמִבְּקָרוֹto prepare a mealלַעֲשׂוֹתfor the wayfarerלָאֹרֵחַwho had comeהַבָּאto him;לוֹso he tookוַיִּקַּחthe ewe lambכִּבְשַׂתof the poorהָרָאשׁmanהָאִישׁand prepared itוַיַּעֲשֶׂהָfor the manלָאִישׁwho had comeהַבָּאto him.”אֵלָיו
2 Samuel 12:4
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 12:4, word by word
- A travelerהֵלֶךְhelech
traveler
Someone on a journey, passing through.
Where else “helech” appears- cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- to the richעָשִׁירashir
rich
Rich.
Where else “ashir” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- and he was loathיַּחְמֹלyachmol
have pity, spare
Feel pity, want to save someone; spare.
Where else “yachmol” appears- to takeקַחַתkachat
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “kachat” appears- from his own flockצֹּאנtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- and from his own herdבְּקָרbekar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bekar” appears- to prepare a mealעֲשׂוֹתasot
prepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “asot” appears- for the wayfarerאֹרֵחַoreach
travel
Travel, be on the road; "the traveler" is one who is passing through.
Where else “oreach” appears- the ewe lambכִּבְשַׂתkivsat
ewe lamb
Ewe lamb, young female sheep.
Where else “kivsat” appears- of the poorרָאשׁrash
be poor
Be poor, lack possessions.
Where else “rash” appears
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.