Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblebut 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. Young's Literal Translation And the poor one hath nothing, Except one little ewe-lamb, Which he hath bought, and keepeth alive, And it groweth up with him, And with his sons together; Of his morsel it eateth, And from his cup it drinketh, And in his bosom it lieth, And it is to him as a daughter; King James Bible 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. Hebrew but the poorוְלָרָ֣שׁ (wə·lā·rāš) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7326: To be in want or poor man had nothing אֵֽין־ (’ên-) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle except כִּי֩ (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction one אַחַ֤ת (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 259: United, one, first small קְטַנָּה֙ (qə·ṭan·nāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 6996: Small, young, unimportant ewe lamb כִּבְשָׂ֨ה (kiḇ·śāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3535: Ewe lamb that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he had bought. קָנָ֔ה (qā·nāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own He raised it, וַיְחַיֶּ֕הָ (way·ḥay·ye·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 2421: To live, to revive and it grew up וַתִּגְדַּ֥ל (wat·tiḡ·dal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great with him עִמּ֛וֹ (‘im·mōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with and his children. בָּנָ֖יו (bā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son It shared יַחְדָּ֑ו (yaḥ·dāw) Adverb Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly his food מִפִּתּ֨וֹ (mip·pit·tōw) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6595: Fragment, bit, morsel and drank תִשְׁתֶּה֙ (ṯiš·teh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 8354: To imbibe from his cup; וּמִכֹּס֤וֹ (ū·mik·kō·sōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3563: A cup, a lot, some unclean bird, an owl it slept תִשְׁכָּ֔ב (ṯiš·kāḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7901: To lie down in his arms וּבְחֵיק֣וֹ (ū·ḇə·ḥê·qōw) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 2436: The bosom and was וַתְּהִי־ (wat·tə·hî-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be like a daughter כְּבַֽת׃ (kə·ḇaṯ) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter to him. ל֖וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 0: 0 |