2 Samuel

2 Samuel 12:3

3but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his armsa and was like a daughter to him.

Footnotes

  • a 12:3 Hebrew in his bosom; also in verse 8

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
but the poorוְלָרָ֣שׁwə·lā·rāšConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7326 be in want, poor
man had nothingאֵֽין־’ên-AdverbH369 nothing, nought
exceptכִּי֩kîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
oneאַחַ֤ת’a·ḥaṯNumber - feminine singular constructH259 one
smallקְטַנָּה֙qə·ṭan·nāhAdjective - feminine singularH6996 small, young, unimportant
ewe lambכִּבְשָׂ֨הkiḇ·śāhNoun - feminine singularH3535 ewe-lamb
thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
he had boughtקָנָ֔הqā·nāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7069 get, acquire
He raised itוַיְחַיֶּ֕הָway·ḥay·ye·hāConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH2421 live
and it grew upוַתִּגְדַּ֥לwat·tiḡ·dalConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1431 grow up, become great
with himעִמּ֛וֹ‘im·mōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5973 with
and his childrenבָּנָ֖יוbā·nāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH1121 son
It sharedיַחְדָּ֑וyaḥ·dāwAdverbH3162 unitedness
his foodמִפִּתּ֨וֹmip·pit·tōwPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6595 fragment, bit, morsel
and drankתִשְׁתֶּה֙ṯiš·tehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH8354 drink
from his cupוּמִכֹּס֤וֹū·mik·kō·sōwConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3563 cup
it sleptתִשְׁכָּ֔בṯiš·kāḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH7901 lie down
in his armsוּבְחֵיק֣וֹū·ḇə·ḥê·qōwConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2436 bosom
and wasוַתְּהִי־wat·tə·hî-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a daughterכְּבַֽת׃kə·ḇaṯPreposition-k; Noun - feminine singularH1323 daughter
to himל֖וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular

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Micah 7:5 · 2 Samuel 11:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.