The prophet Nathan told King David about the lamb, saying regarding the poor man: “From his morsel [the lamb] would eat, and from his cup it would drink, and in his bosom it would lie, and it came to be as a daughter to him. ” ​ — 2 Samuel 12: 1 - 3.
Pravietis Nātāns par šo jēriņu un viņa saimnieku ķēniņam Dāvidam sacīja: ” Tas ēda no viņa maizes rieciena un dzēra no viņa kausa, pie viņa krūtīm tas gulēja, un šī mazā aitiņa bija viņam kā paša meita. ”