2 Samuel 12:3

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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.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.
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In other translations

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.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.

Hebrew words

וְלָרָשׁvelarashand [belonged] to the poor [man]H7326אֵין־'ein-notH369כֹּלkolanythingH3605כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518כִּבְשָׂהkivsaha ewe-lambH3535אַחַת'achatoneH259קְטַנָּהketanahsmallH6996אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834קָנָהkanahhe had acquiredH7069וַיְחַיֶּהָvaychaiyehaand he nourished itH2421וַתִּגְדַּלvatigdaland it grew upH1431עִמּוֹimowith himH5973וְעִם־ve'im-and withH5973בָּנָיוbanavchildren hisH1121יַחְדָּוyachdavtogetherH3162מִפִּתּוֹmipitofrom morsel hisH6595תֹאכַלtokhalit ateH398וּמִכֹּסוֹumikosoand from cup hisH3563תִשְׁתֶּהtishtehit drankH8354וּבְחֵיקוֹuvecheikoand in bosom hisH2436תִשְׁכָּבtishkavit lay downH7901וַתְּהִי־vatehi-and it wasH1961לוֹloto <the> himכְּבַת׃kevatlike a daughterH1323

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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