2 Samuel 12:3
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
7326 [e]וְלָרָ֣שׁ
wə-lā-rāš
But the poor [man]Conj-w, Prep-l, Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms
369 [e]אֵֽין־
’ên-
[had] notAdv
3605 [e]כֹּ֗ל
kōl,
anythingN-ms
3588 [e]כִּי֩
exceptConj
518 [e]אִם־
’im-
exceptConj
3535 [e]כִּבְשָׂ֨ה
kiḇ-śāh
ewe lambN-fs
259 [e]אַחַ֤ת
’a-ḥaṯ
oneNumber-fsc
6996 [e]קְטַנָּה֙
qə-ṭan-nāh
littleAdj-fs
834 [e]אֲשֶׁ֣ר
’ă-šer
whichPro-r
7069 [e]קָנָ֔ה
qā-nāh,
he had boughtV-Qal-Perf-3ms
2421 [e]וַיְחַיֶּ֕הָ
way-ḥay-ye-hā
and nourishedConj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms | 3fs
1431 [e]וַתִּגְדַּ֥ל
wat-tiḡ-dal
and it grew upConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs
5973 [e]עִמּ֛וֹ
‘im-mōw
with himPrep | 3ms
5973 [e]וְעִם־
wə-‘im-
and withConj-w | Prep
1121 [e]בָּנָ֖יו
bā-nāw
his childrenN-mpc | 3ms
3162 [e]יַחְדָּ֑ו
yaḥ-dāw;
togetherAdv
6595 [e]מִפִּתּ֨וֹ
mip-pit-tōw
of his own foodPrep-m | N-fsc | 3ms
398 [e]תֹאכַ֜ל
ṯō-ḵal
it ateV-Qal-Imperf-3fs
3563 [e]וּמִכֹּס֤וֹ
ū-mik-kō-sōw
and from his own cupConj-w, Prep-m | N-fsc | 3ms
8354 [e]תִשְׁתֶּה֙
ṯiš-teh
drankV-Qal-Imperf-3fs
2436 [e]וּבְחֵיק֣וֹ
ū-ḇə-ḥê-qōw
and in his bosomConj-w, Prep-b | N-msc | 3ms
7901 [e]תִשְׁכָּ֔ב
ṯiš-kāḇ,
layV-Qal-Imperf-3fs
1961 [e]וַתְּהִי־
wat-tə-hî-
and it wasConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs
  ל֖וֹ
lōw
to himPrep | 3ms
1323 [e]כְּבַֽת׃
kə-ḇaṯ.
like a daughterPrep-k | N-fs





















Hebrew Texts
שמואל ב 12:3 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְלָרָ֣שׁ אֵֽין־כֹּ֗ל כִּי֩ אִם־כִּבְשָׂ֨ה אַחַ֤ת קְטַנָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָנָ֔ה וַיְחַיֶּ֕הָ וַתִּגְדַּ֥ל עִמֹּ֛ו וְעִם־בָּנָ֖יו יַחְדָּ֑ו מִפִּתֹּ֨ו תֹאכַ֜ל וּמִכֹּסֹ֤ו תִשְׁתֶּה֙ וּבְחֵיקֹ֣ו תִשְׁכָּ֔ב וַתְּהִי־לֹ֖ו כְּבַֽת׃

שמואל ב 12:3 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ולרש אין־כל כי אם־כבשה אחת קטנה אשר קנה ויחיה ותגדל עמו ועם־בניו יחדו מפתו תאכל ומכסו תשתה ובחיקו תשכב ותהי־לו כבת׃

שמואל ב 12:3 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ולרש אין־כל כי אם־כבשה אחת קטנה אשר קנה ויחיה ותגדל עמו ועם־בניו יחדו מפתו תאכל ומכסו תשתה ובחיקו תשכב ותהי־לו כבת׃

שמואל ב 12:3 Hebrew Bible
ולרש אין כל כי אם כבשה אחת קטנה אשר קנה ויחיה ותגדל עמו ועם בניו יחדו מפתו תאכל ומכסו תשתה ובחיקו תשכב ותהי לו כבת׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb Which he bought and nourished; And it grew up together with him and his children. It would eat of his bread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom, And was like a daughter to him.

King James Bible
But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up, living with him and his children. It shared his meager food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.
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