12:1 So the Lord sent Nathan 1 to David. When he came to David, 2 Nathan 3 said, 4 “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
12:4 “When a traveler arrived at the rich man’s home, 5 he did not want to use one of his own sheep or cattle to feed 6 the traveler who had come to visit him. 7 Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and cooked 8 it for the man who had come to visit him.”
1 tc A few medieval Hebrew
2 tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Nathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn The Hebrew text repeats “to him.”
1 tn Heb “came to the rich man.” In the translation “arrived at the rich man’s home” has been used for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Heb “and he refused to take from his flock and from his herd to prepare [a meal] for.”
3 tn Heb “who had come to him” (also a second time later in this verse). The word “visit” has been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarity.
4 tn Heb “and prepared.”