2 Samuel 12:6

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.

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.

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.

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."

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 So then Yahweh sent Nathan the prophet unto David, - who therefore came unto him and said to him - Two men, there were in a certain city, the one, rich, and, the other, poor. ² The, rich, man had flocks and herds exceeding many; ³ whereas the, poor, man had, nothing, - save one little lamb, which he had made his own, and sustained, and it had grown up with him and with his children, all together, - of his own morsel, used it to eat, and, out of his own cup, used it to drink, and, in his own bosom, used it to lie, and it was to him, as a daughter. ⁴ Now there came a traveller to the rich man, but he thought it a pity to take of his own flock, or his own herd, to make ready for the wayfarer who had come to him, - so he took the lamb of his poor neighbour, and made ready for the man who had come to him. ⁵ Then was kindled the anger of David against the man, fiercely, - and he said unto Nathan, By the life of Yahweh, doomed to death, is the man that hath done this; ⁶ and, the lamb, shall he pay back sevenfold, - because he did this thing, and, for that he had no pity. ⁷ Then said Nathan unto David: Thou, art the man! Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel - I, anointed thee to be king over Israel, and, I, delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; ⁸ and gave unto thee the household of thy lord, and the wives of thy lord, into thy bosom, and gave unto thee the house of Israel and Judah. And, if this had been too little, I could have further given thee more and more of such things. ⁹ Wherefore, hast thou despised the word of Yahweh, by doing that which is wicked in mine eyes? Uriah the Hittite, hast thou smitten with the sword, and, his wife, hast thou taken to thyself to wife, yea, him, hast thou slain with the sword of the sons of Ammon! ¹⁰ Now, therefore, the sword shall not depart from thy house, unto age-abiding times, - because thou hast despised me, and taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy 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 begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth:

Genesis 12:18
And Pharaoh called out to Abram, and said, What is this thou hast done to me? Wherefore didst thou not tell me, that she was, thy wife?

Genesis 12:19
Wherefore saidst thou My sister, she; and so I was about to take her to me, to wife? But now, lo! thy wife take her and go thy way.

Genesis 13:7
And there arose a strife betwixt the herdmen of Abram, and the herdmen of Lot. Now the Canaanite and the Perizzite, were then dwelling in the land.

Genesis 33:18
And Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, - when he came in from Padan-aram, - and he encamped before the city.

Genesis 34:2
And Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the lend, saw her, - so he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

Genesis 35:4
So they gave unto Jacob all the gods of the alien which were in their hand, and the earrings which were in their ears, - and Jacob hid them under the oak, which was by Shechem.

Deuteronomy 11:30
Are, they, not over the Jordan on the way towards the entering in of the sun, in the land of the Canaanite who dwelleth in the plain over against Gilgal beside the Teacher's Terebinths?

Joshua 20:7
So then they set apart Kadesh in Galilee, in the hill country of Naphtali, and Shechem, in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba, the same, is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah.

Joshua 24:32
And, the bones of Joseph - which the sons of Israel had brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the portion of field, which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, for a hundred pieces of money, - and they belonged unto the sons of Joseph, as an inheritance.

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.