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2 Samuel 12:1-6

1AndJehovahsentH7971Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416untoDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.AndhecameH935untohim,andsaidH559untohim,TherewereH1961twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147menH376inoneH259cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892;theoneH259richעָשִׁ֖יר'a.ShirH6223,andtheotherpoorרָֽאשׁ׃RashH7326.

2Therichלְעָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.ShirH6223manhadexceedingmanyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629andherdsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241;

3butthepoorוְלָרָ֣שׁve.la.RashH7326manhadnothingH369, saveoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259littleH6996ewelamb,whichhehadboughtH7069andnourishedup:anditgrewH1431uptogetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162withhim,andwithhischildren;itdideatH398ofhisownmorselמִפִּתּ֨וֹmi.pi.ToH6595,anddrankתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354ofhisowncupוּמִכֹּס֤וֹu.mi.ko.SoH3563,andlayH7901inhisbosomוּבְחֵיק֣וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436,andwasuntohimasadaughterכְּבַֽת׃ke.VatH1323.

4AndtherecameH935atraveller untotherichהֶֽעָשִׁיר֒he.'a.ShirH6223manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376,andhesparedוַיַּחְמֹ֗לvai.yach.MolH2550totakeH3947ofhisownflockH6629andofhisownherdH1241,todressforthewayfaringmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376thatwascomeH935untohim,buttookH3947thepoorהָרָ֔אשׁha.RashH7326man’sלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376lamb,anddresseditforthemanH376thatwascomeH935tohim.

5AndDavid’sangerאַ֥ף'afH639wasgreatlykindledagainstthemanבָּאִ֖ישׁba.'IshH376;andhesaidH559toNathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416,AsJehovahliveth,themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376thathathdonethisisworthytodie:

6andheshallrestorethelambfourfold,becausehedidthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,andbecausehehadnopityחָמָֽל׃cha.MalH2550.

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