Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 12:1-3

1And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416unto Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.And he cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto him, and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, There were twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147menאֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimH582in oneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892;the oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259richעָשִׁ֖יר'a.ShirH6223,and the otherוְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.ChadH259poorרָֽאשׁ׃RashH7326.

2The richלְעָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.ShirH6223manhad exceedingמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966manyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629and herdsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241:

3But the poorוְלָרָ֣שׁve.la.RashH7326manhad nothing, save oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259littleקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996ewe lambכִּבְשָׂ֨הkiv.SahH3535,which he had boughtקָנָ֔הka.NahH7069and nourished upוַיְחַיֶּ֕הָvay.chai.Ye.haH2421:and it grew upוַתִּגְדַּ֥לva.tig.DalH1431togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162with him, and with his childrenבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121;it did eatתֹאכַ֜לto.KhalH398of his own meatמִפִּתּ֨וֹmi.pi.ToH6595,and drankתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354of his own cupוּמִכֹּס֤וֹu.mi.ko.SoH3563,and layתִשְׁכָּ֔בtish.KavH7901in his bosomוּבְחֵיק֣וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436,and was unto him as a daughterכְּבַֽת׃ke.VatH1323.

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