2 Samuel 12:6

Bible in Basic English

And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Because he has done this thing and shown no pity, he must pay four lambs for that lamb.”

Hebrew Names Version
He shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity!"

King James Version
And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

Lexham English Bible
He shall restore the ewe lamb fourfold because he has done this thing, and because he had no pity."

English Standard Version
and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."

New Century Version
He must pay for the lamb four times for doing such a thing. He had no mercy!"

New English Translation
Because he committed this cold-hearted crime, he must pay for the lamb four times over!"

Amplified Bible
"He shall make restitution for the ewe lamb four times as much [as the lamb was worth], because he did this thing and had no compassion."

New American Standard Bible
"So he must make restitution for the lamb four times over, since he did this thing and had no compassion."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And he shall restore the lambe foure folde, because he did this thing, and had no pitie thereof.

Legacy Standard Bible
And he must make restitution for the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion."

Contemporary English Version
And because he didn't have any pity on the poor man, he will have to pay four times what the lamb was worth."

Complete Jewish Bible
For doing such a thing, he has to pay back four times the value of the lamb — and also because he had no pity."

Darby Translation
and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

Easy-to-Read Version
He must pay four times the price of the lamb because he did this terrible thing and because he had no mercy."

George Lamsa Translation
And he shall restore the ewe lamb fourfold because he did this thing and because he had no pity.

Good News Translation
For having done such a cruel thing, he must pay back four times as much as he took."

Literal Translation
And he shall repay fourfold for the ewe lamb, because he has done this thing, and because he had no pity.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The shepe also shal he make good foure folde, because he hath done soch a thinge, and not spared it.

American Standard Version
and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He shal restore the lambe foure folde, because he did this thyng and had no pitie.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.'

King James Version (1611)
And he shall restore the Lambe fourefold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pittie.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he shall restore the lamb seven-fold, because he has not spared.

English Revised Version
and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

Berean Standard Bible
Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
he schal yelde the scheep in to foure folde, for he dide this word, and sparide not.

Young's Literal Translation
and the ewe-lamb he doth repay fourfold, because that he hath done this thing, and because that he had no pity.'

Update Bible Version
and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he shall restore the lamb four-fold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

World English Bible
He shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity!"

New King James Version
And he shall restore fourfold for the lamb, because he did this thing and because he had no pity."

New Living Translation
He must repay four lambs to the poor man for the one he stole and for having no pity."

New Life Bible
And he must pay four times the worth of the lamb, because he did this thing without pity."

New Revised Standard
he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, the lamb, shall he pay back sevenfold, - because he did this thing, and, for that he had no pity.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall restore the ewe fourfold, because he did this thing, and had no pity.

Revised Standard Version
and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He must make restitution for the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion."

Contextual Overview

¹ And the Lord sent Nathan to David. And Nathan came to him and said, There were two men in the same town: one a man of great wealth, and the other a poor man. ² The man of wealth had great numbers of flocks and herds; ³ But the poor man had only one little she-lamb, which he had got and taken care of: from its birth it had been with him like one of his children; his meat was its food, and from his cup it took its drink, resting in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him. ⁴ Now a traveller came to the house of the man of wealth, but he would not take anything from his flock or his herd to make a meal for the traveller who had come to him, but he took the poor man's lamb and made it ready for the man who had come. ⁵ And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this: ⁶ And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity. ⁷ And Nathan said to David, You are that man. The Lord God of Israel says, I made you king over Israel, putting holy oil on you, and I kept you safe from the hands of Saul; ⁸ I gave you your master's daughter and your master's wives for yourself, and I gave you the daughters of Israel and Judah; and if that had not been enough, I would have given you such and such things. ⁹ Why then have you had no respect for the word of the Lord, doing what is evil in his eyes? You have put Uriah the Hittite to death with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife; you have put him to death with the sword of the children of Ammon. ¹⁰ So now the sword will never be turned away from your family; because you have had no respect for me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

restore: Exodus 22:1, Proverbs 6:31, Luke 19:8

because: James 2:13

Reciprocal: Leviticus 6:5 - restore 2 Samuel 14:8 - I will give Nehemiah 5:11 - Restore Job 20:10 - his hands Proverbs 19:17 - that hath Proverbs 28:8 - pity Matthew 7:3 - but

Cross-References

Genesis 10:15
And Canaan was the father of Zidon, who was his oldest son, and Heth,

Genesis 12:18
Then Pharaoh sent for Abram, and said, What have you done to me? why did you not say that she was your wife?

Genesis 12:19
Why did you say that she was your sister? so that I took her for my wife: now, take your wife and go on your way.

Genesis 13:7
And there was an argument between the keepers of Abram's cattle and the keepers of Lot's cattle: at that time the Canaanites and Perizzites were still living in the land.

Genesis 33:18
So Jacob came safely from Paddan-aram to the town of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and put up his tents near the town.

Genesis 34:2
And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite who was the chief of that land, saw her, he took her by force and had connection with her.

Genesis 35:4
Then they gave to Jacob all the strange gods which they had, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob put them away under the holy tree at Shechem.

Deuteronomy 11:30
Are they not on the other side of Jordan, looking west, in the land of the Canaanites living in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, by the holy tree of Moreh?

Joshua 20:7
So they made selection of Kedesh in Galilee in the hill-country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (which is Hebron) in the hill-country of Judah.

Joshua 24:32
And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel had taken up from Egypt, they put in the earth in Shechem, in the property which Jacob had got from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for a hundred shekels: and they became the heritage of the children of Joseph.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he shall restore the lamb fourfold,.... Which was according to the law in Exodus 22:1; but Kimchi thinks, because the word is of the dual number, it signifies double the number, and that the sentence was to restore eight lambs, because he being a rich man stole from the poor man; so Mr. Weemse s renders it, twice four, twice as much as was commanded in the law; for the Hebrews, he observes, double in the dual number till they come to seven:

because he did this thing; committed this theft:

and because he had no pity; on the poor man, but took his all. The Jews observe, that accordingly David was punished with the loss of four of his children, that which was born of Bathsheba, Ammon, Tamar, and Absalom; so most of the commentators, but Ben Gersom, instead of Tamar, has Adonijah.

s Of the Moral Law, l. 2. ch. 10. p. 252. Vid. Gusset. Ebr. Comment. p. 776.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Fourfold - The exact number prescribed by the Law (see the marginal references), and acted upon by Zaccheus. The Septuagint has “sevenfold,” as in Proverbs 6:31.