George wrote:-Actually it seems that ESV's "arms" is the polite version. The word is XEYQ, "bosom". Of course the word has metaphorical senses, but they relate not to anything sexual, but to care. The same word is used in verse 3 of how the lamb slept in the poor man's bosom, which clearly implies care rather than bestiality, cf. also Isaiah 40:11. So, while NASB is unusually non-literal here, this is a justifiable explanation of the metaphor.
2 Samuel 12.8 (ESV) - Yahweh's words to David through Nathan:
And I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your
arms ...
I have noticed that some translators go weak at the knees with this
verse. I'll only cite one, the NASB:-
8.`I also gave you your master's house and your master's wives into
your care,
Hmmm, care? How polite!
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