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2 Samuel 12:1

וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח
shâlach
and — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
אֶת
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
נָתָ֖ן
Nâthân
Nathan, the name of five Israelites
אֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
דָּוִ֑ד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
וַיָּבֹ֣א
bôwʼ
and — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
and — to say (used with great latitude)
לוֹ֙
le-
to/for him/his/it
שְׁנֵ֣י
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
אֲנָשִׁ֗ים
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
הָיוּ֙
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
בְּעִ֣יר
ʻîyr
in/with/by — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
אֶחָ֔ת
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
אֶחָ֥ד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
עָשִׁ֖יר
ʻâshîyr
rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
וְאֶחָ֥ד
ʼechâd
and — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
רָֽאשׁ
rûwsh
to be destitute
2 Samuel 12:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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And the Lord sent Nathan [the prophet] to David. He came and said to him, “There were two men in a city, one rich and the other poor.
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Nathan approaches a king through story rather than direct accusation - letting David convict himself with his own outrage before realizing the story is his.

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And the Lord sent Nathan [the prophet] to David. He came and said to him, “There were two men in a city, one rich and the other poor.
2 Samuel 12:1
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