1 Kings

1 Kings 13:16–17

¹⁶But the man replied, “I cannot go home with you, and I will not eat bread or drink water with you in this place. ¹⁷For I have been told by the word of the LORD: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came.’”

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1 Kings 13:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I cannot	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go home	לָשׁ֥וּב	lā·šūḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7725 turn back, return
with you	אִתָּ֑ךְ	’it·tāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with
and I will not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
eat	אֹ֣כַל	’ō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H398 eat
bread	לֶ֗חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
or drink	אֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה	’eš·teh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8354 drink
water	מַ֔יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
with you	אִתְּךָ֙	’it·tə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with
in this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
place	בַּמָּק֖וֹם	bam·mā·qō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition

1 Kings 13:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֵלַי֙	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
have been told	דָבָ֤ר	ḏā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
by the word	בִּדְבַ֣ר	biḏ·ḇar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
You must not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
eat	תֹאכַ֣ל	ṯō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H398 eat
bread	לֶ֔חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
or drink	תִשְׁתֶּ֥ה	ṯiš·teh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8354 drink
water	מָ֑יִם	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
there	שָׁ֖ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
or return	תָשׁ֣וּב	ṯā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
by the way	בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ	bad·de·reḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
you came	לָלֶ֔כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk

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1 Kings 13:16 1 Kings 13:8–9

1 Kings 13:17 1 Kings 20:35

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.