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2 Samuel 12:2 — King James Version← Study notes

The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:


2 Samuel 12:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Samuel 12:26 words
HebrewMeaning
לְ/עָשִׁ֗ירləʿāšiyr
to the rich manpronH6223
הָיָ֛הhāyāh
it belongedverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
צֹ֥אןṣōʾn
flocksnounH6629
flock · lamb · sheep(-cote · -fold ···
וּ/בָקָ֖רwbāqār
and herdsconjH1241
bull · calf · cow · great ···
הַרְבֵּ֥הharəbēh
manyverbH7235
archer (by mistake for
מְאֹֽדməʾōd
veryadvH3966
especially · exceeding · far · fast ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Yuki TanakaNote1mo ago
The covenant promise - 2 Samuel 12
The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting. God is faithful in every circumstance. Following God is cost...
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