1 Kings

1 Kings 13:7–8

7Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”

8But the man of God replied, “If you were to give me half your possessions, I still would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water in this place.

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1 Kings 13:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
saidוַיְדַבֵּ֤רway·ḏab·bêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the manאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
Comeבֹּאָה־bō·’āh-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
homeהַבַּ֖יְתָהhab·bay·ṯāhArticle; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH1004 house
with meאִתִּ֥י’it·tîPreposition; first person common singularH854 with
and refresh yourselfוּֽסְעָ֑דָהū·sə·‘ā·ḏāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH5582 support, sustain, stay
and I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הwə·’et·tə·nāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
youלְךָ֖lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
a rewardמַתָּֽת׃mat·tāṯNoun - feminine singularH4991 id.

1 Kings 13:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But the manאִישׁ־’îš-Noun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙hā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
you were to giveתִּתֶּן־tit·ten-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
meלִי֙lîPreposition; first person common singular
halfחֲצִ֣יḥă·ṣîNoun - masculine singular constructH2677 half
your possessionsבֵיתֶ֔ךָḇê·ṯe·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1004 house
I still would notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
goאָבֹ֖א’ā·ḇōVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
with youעִמָּ֑ךְ‘im·māḵPreposition; second person feminine singularH5973 with
norוְלֹֽא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
would I eatאֹ֤כַל’ō·ḵalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH398 eat
breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food
or drinkאֶשְׁתֶּה־’eš·teh-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH8354 drink
waterמַּ֔יִםma·yimNoun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
in thisהַזֶּֽה׃haz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםbam·mā·qō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition

Cross-references

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1 Kings 13:7 2 Kings 5:15 · 1 Samuel 9:7–8

1 Kings 13:8 Numbers 24:13 · Numbers 22:18 · 1 Kings 13:16–17 · 2 Kings 5:26–27 · Mark 6:23 · Exodus 5:6 · Mark 6:11 · Exodus 7:2 · 2 Corinthians 11:9–10 · Exodus 5:3 · 2 Kings 5:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.