1 A few medieval Hebrew , the , and the add “the prophet.” The words are included in a few modern English version (e.g., , , ).
2 Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 Heb “he”; the referent (Nathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 The Hebrew text repeats “to him.”

In other versions

And the Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said to him, “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor.

The Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor.

So the Lord sent Nathan to David. When he arrived, he said to him:

There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

So the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to tell David this story: “There were two men in a certain town. One was rich, and one was poor.

So Yahweh sent Nathan to David, and he came to him and said, “Two men were in a certain city; one was rich and the other was poor.

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.

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