New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 12:1-6

1Then the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416to Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732. Andhe cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “There were twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147menH376in oneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892,the oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259richעָשִׁ֖יר'a.ShirH6223and the otherוְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.ChadH259poorרָֽאשׁ׃RashH7326.

2The richלְעָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.ShirH6223manH6223hadהָיָ֛הha.YahH1961a greatמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966manyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629and herdsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241.

3But the poorוְלָרָ֣שׁve.la.RashH7326man had nothingאֵֽין־ כֹּ֗ל'ein- KolH369 H3605exceptכִּי֩ אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259littleקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996eweH3535lambH3535Whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he boughtקָנָ֔הka.NahH7069and nourishedוַיְחַיֶּ֕הָvay.chai.Ye.haH2421;And it grewוַתִּגְדַּ֥לva.tig.DalH1431up togetherH3164with him and his childrenבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121.It would eatתֹאכַ֜לto.KhalH398of hisbreadמִפִּתּ֨וֹmi.pi.ToH6595and drinkתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354of his cupוּמִכֹּס֤וֹu.mi.ko.SoH3563and lieתִשְׁכָּ֔בtish.KavH7901in his bosomוּבְחֵיק֣וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436,And was like a daughterכְּבַֽת׃ke.VatH1323to him.

4Now a travelerהֵלֶךְ֮he.leKhH1982cameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935to the richהֶֽעָשִׁיר֒he.'a.ShirH6223manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376, And hewas unwillingוַיַּחְמֹ֗לvai.yach.MolH2550to takeלָקַ֤חַתla.Ka.chatH3947from his own flockמִצֹּאנוֹ֙mi.tzo.NoH6629or his own herdוּמִבְּקָר֔וֹu.mi.be.ka.RoH1241,To prepareלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for the wayfarerלָאֹרֵ֖חַla.'o.Re.achH732who had comeהַבָּא־ha.ba'-H935to him;Rather he tookוַיִּקַּ֗חvai.yi.KachH3947the poorהָרָ֔אשׁha.RashH7326man’sהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376eweH3535lambH3535and preparedוַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֔הָvai.ya.'a.Se.haH6213it for the manלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376who had comeהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935to him.”

5Then David’sדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732angerאַ֥ף'afH639burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966against the manבָּאִ֖ישׁba.'IshH376,and he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Nathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416, “As the Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376who has doneהָעֹשֶׂ֥הha.'o.SehH6213thisH2088deservesבֶן־ven-H1121to dieמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194.

6He must makeH7999restitutionH7999for the lambהַכִּבְשָׂ֖הha.kiv.SahH3535fourfoldאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם'ar.ba'.Ta.yimH706,becauseעֵ֗קֶב'E.kevH6118 H834he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697and hadH2550noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808compassionH2550.”

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