2 Samuel 12:4

וַיָּבֹא הֵלֶךְ לְאִישׁ הֶֽעָשִׁיר וַיַּחְמֹל לָקַחַת מִצֹּאנוֹ וּמִבְּקָרוֹ לַעֲשׂוֹת לָאֹרֵחַ הַבָּא ־ לוֹ וַיִּקַּח אֶת ־ כִּבְשַׂת הָאִישׁ הָרָאשׁ וַֽיַּעֲשֶׂהָ לָאִישׁ הַבָּא אֵלָֽיו ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.

In Context

3וְלָרָשׁ אֵֽין ־ כֹּל כִּי אִם ־ כִּבְשָׂה אַחַת קְטַנָּה אֲשֶׁר קָנָה וַיְחַיֶּהָ וַתִּגְדַּל עִמּוֹ וְעִם ־ בָּנָיו יַחְדָּו מִפִּתּוֹ תֹאכַל וּמִכֹּסוֹ תִשְׁתֶּה וּבְחֵיקוֹ תִשְׁכָּב וַתְּהִי ־ לוֹ כְּבַֽת ׃

5וַיִּֽחַר ־ אַף דָּוִד בָּאִישׁ מְאֹד וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל ־ נָתָן חַי ־ יְהוָה כִּי בֶן ־ מָוֶת הָאִישׁ הָעֹשֶׂה זֹֽאת ׃

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Cross References

2 Samuel 11:3וַיִּשְׁלַח דָּוִד וַיִּדְרֹשׁ לָֽאִשָּׁה וַיֹּאמֶר הֲלוֹא ־ זֹאת בַּת ־ שֶׁבַע בַּת ־ אֱלִיעָם אֵשֶׁת אוּרִיָּה הַחִתִּֽי ׃

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 12:2-15

Nathan's Parable; David's Repentance. ( b. c. 1036.) 1 And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. 2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: 3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. 4 And… Read the whole commentary →

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