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but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was like a daughter to him.

2 Samuel 12:3 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી2 શમુએલ ૧૨:૩
પણ દરિદ્રી માણસ પાસે એક નાની ઘેટી સિવાય બીજું કંઈ નહોતું. તેણે તે વેચાતી લઈને તેનું પોષણ કર્યું હતું. તે તેની સાથે તથા તેનાં છોકરાં સાથે ઊછરી હતી. તે તેની થાળીમાંથી ખાતી અને તેના પ્યાલામાંથી પીતી હતી. તેની પથારીમાં તે સૂતી હતી તે તેની દીકરી જેવી હતી.
हिन्दी2 शमूएल १२:३
परन्तु निर्धन के पास भेड़ की एक छोटी बच्ची को छोड़ और कुछ भी न था, और उसको उसने मोल लेकर जिलाया था। वह उसके यहाँ उसके बाल-बच्चों के साथ ही बढ़ी थी; वह उसके टुकड़े में से खाती, और उसके कटोरे में से पीती, और उसकी गोद में सोती थी, और वह उसकी बेटी के समान थी।

In context

1The LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in one city: the one rich, and the other poor.

2The rich man had very many flocks and herds,

3but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was like a daughter to him.

4A traveler came to the rich man, and he didn’t want to take of his own flock and of his own herd to prepare for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”

5David’s anger burned hot against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the LORD lives, the man who has done this deserves to die!

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