King James Version
2 Samuel 12:2 in the King James Version says “The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:”
2 Samuel 12:2 · KJV
And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
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. meat: Heb. morsel
And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“flocks”
H6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
“and herds”
H1241a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
“man had exceeding”
H3966properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or
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