2 Samuel

2 Samuel 12:4

⁴Now a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now a traveler	הֵלֶךְ֮	hê·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H1982 traveller
came	וַיָּ֣בֹא	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to the rich	הֶֽעָשִׁיר֒	he·‘ā·šîr	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6223 rich
man	לְאִ֣ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
who refrained from taking	לָקַ֤חַת	lā·qa·ḥaṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3947 take
one of his own sheep	מִצֹּאנוֹ֙	miṣ·ṣō·nōw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
or cattle	וּמִבְּקָר֔וֹ	ū·mib·bə·qā·rōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
to prepare	לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
for the traveler	לָאֹרֵ֖חַ	lā·’ō·rê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H732 wander, journey, go
who had come	הַבָּא־	hab·bā-	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to him	ל֑וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
Instead	וַיִּקַּ֗ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
he took	וַיִּקַּ֗ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the poor	הָרָ֔אשׁ	hā·rāš	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7326 be in want, poor
man’s	הָאִ֣ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
lamb	כִּבְשַׂת֙	kiḇ·śaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3535 ewe-lamb
and prepared it	וַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֔הָ	way·ya·‘ă·śe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
for his guest	לָאִ֖ישׁ	lā·’îš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.