2 Samuel 12:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 12:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּ֣בֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הֵלֶךְ֮
hêlek
H1982
traveller
לְאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הֶֽעָשִׁיר֒
ʻâshîyr
H6223
rich
וַיַּחְמֹ֗ל
châmal
H2550
to spare
לָקַ֤חַת
lâqach
H3947
to take
מִצֹּאנוֹ֙
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
וּמִבְּקָר֔וֹ
bâqâr
H1241
cattle
לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָאֹרֵ֖חַ
ʼârach
H732
to journey
הַבָּא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
ל֑וֹ
וַיִּקַּ֗ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כִּבְשַׂת֙
kibsâh
H3535
ewe
הָאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָרָ֔אשׁ
rûwsh
H7326
to be poor
וַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֔הָ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָאִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַבָּ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלָֽיו
ʼêl
H413
to
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World English Bible Public Domain
A traveler came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man who had come to him."
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King James Version Public Domain
And there came a traveler 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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now a traveler came to the rich man, and he spared to take from his flock or from his herd to prepare for the wayfarer having come to him, but he took the ewe of the poor man, and he prepared it for the man having come to him.”
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