1 Kings

1 Kings 13:8–10

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. ⁹For this is what I was commanded by the word of the LORD: ‘You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came.’”

¹⁰So the man of God went another way and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.

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1 Kings 13:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the man	אִישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of God	הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
replied	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you were to give	תִּתֶּן־	tit·ten-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
me	לִי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
half	חֲצִ֣י	ḥă·ṣî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2677 half
your possessions	בֵיתֶ֔ךָ	ḇê·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
I still would not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go	אָבֹ֖א	’ā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with you	עִמָּ֑ךְ	‘im·māḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5973 with
nor	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
would I eat	אֹ֤כַל	’ō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H398 eat
bread	לֶ֙חֶם֙	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
or drink	אֶשְׁתֶּה־	’eš·teh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8354 drink
water	מַּ֔יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
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 13:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this is what	כֵ֣ן׀	ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
I was commanded	צִוָּ֣ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
by the word	בִּדְבַ֤ר	biḏ·ḇar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
You must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
eat	תֹ֥אכַל	ṯō·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H398 eat
bread	לֶ֖חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
or drink	תִשְׁתֶּה־	ṯiš·teh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8354 drink
water	מָּ֑יִם	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
or return	תָשׁ֔וּב	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	הָלָֽכְתָּ׃	hā·lā·ḵə·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk

1 Kings 13:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
another	אַחֵ֑ר	’a·ḥêr	Adjective - masculine singular	H312 another
way	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and did not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
return	שָׁ֣ב	šāḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
by the way	בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ	bad·de·reḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
he had come	בָּ֥א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Bethel	אֵֽל׃פ	’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

1 Kings 13:9 John 15:9–10 · John 15:14 · John 13:17 · Job 23:12 · Romans 16:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.