2 Samuel 12:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
but 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 arms and was like a daughter to him.

Young's Literal Translation
And the poor one hath nothing, Except one little ewe-lamb, Which he hath bought, and keepeth alive, And it groweth up with him, And with his sons together; Of his morsel it eateth, And from his cup it drinketh, And in his bosom it lieth, And it is to him as a daughter;

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
but the poor
וְלָרָ֣שׁ (wə·lā·rāš)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7326: To be in want or poor

man had nothing
אֵֽין־ (’ên-)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

except
כִּי֩ (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

one
אַחַ֤ת (’a·ḥaṯ)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 259: United, one, first

small
קְטַנָּה֙ (qə·ṭan·nāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 6996: Small, young, unimportant

ewe lamb
כִּבְשָׂ֨ה (kiḇ·śāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3535: Ewe lamb

that
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

he had bought.
קָנָ֔ה (qā·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own

He raised it,
וַיְחַיֶּ֕הָ (way·ḥay·ye·hā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

and it grew up
וַתִּגְדַּ֥ל (wat·tiḡ·dal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great

with him
עִמּ֛וֹ (‘im·mōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

and his children.
בָּנָ֖יו (bā·nāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

It shared
יַחְדָּ֑ו (yaḥ·dāw)
Adverb
Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly

his food
מִפִּתּ֨וֹ (mip·pit·tōw)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6595: Fragment, bit, morsel

and drank
תִשְׁתֶּה֙ (ṯiš·teh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 8354: To imbibe

from his cup;
וּמִכֹּס֤וֹ (ū·mik·kō·sōw)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3563: A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl

it slept
תִשְׁכָּ֔ב (ṯiš·kāḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7901: To lie down

in his arms
וּבְחֵיק֣וֹ (ū·ḇə·ḥê·qōw)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2436: The bosom

and was
וַתְּהִי־ (wat·tə·hî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

like a daughter
כְּבַֽת׃ (kə·ḇaṯ)
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1323: A daughter

to him.
ל֖וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 0: 0

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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