1 Kings

1 Kings 13:8

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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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

Cross-references

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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.