Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. Young's Literal Translation And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: ‘Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor; King James Bible 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. Hebrew Then the LORDיְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out Nathan נָתָ֖ן (nā·ṯān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5416: Nathan -- the name of a number of Israelites to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to David, דָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse and when he arrived, וַיָּבֹ֣א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go he said, וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “There were הָיוּ֙ (hā·yū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be two שְׁנֵ֣י (šə·nê) Number - mdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) men אֲנָשִׁ֗ים (’ă·nā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 582: Man, mankind in a certain אֶחָ֔ת (’e·ḥāṯ) Number - feminine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first city, בְּעִ֣יר (bə·‘îr) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement one אֶחָ֥ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first rich עָשִׁ֖יר (‘ā·šîr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6223: Rich and the other וְאֶחָ֥ד (wə·’e·ḥāḏ) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first poor. רָֽאשׁ׃ (rāš) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7326: To be in want or poor |