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2 Samuel 12:3
New English Translation
2 Samuel 12:3
New English Translation
3 But the poor man had nothing except for a little lamb he had acquired. He raised it, and it grew up alongside him and his children.[a] It used to[b] eat his food,[c] drink from his cup, and sleep in his arms.[d] It was just like a daughter to him.
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- 2 Samuel 12:3 tn Heb “his sons.”
- 2 Samuel 12:3 tn The three Hebrew imperfect verbal forms in this sentence have a customary nuance; they describe past actions that were repeated or typical.
- 2 Samuel 12:3 tn Heb “from his morsel.”
- 2 Samuel 12:3 tn Heb “and on his chest [or perhaps, “lap”] it would lie.”
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