KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what 1 Kings 13:16 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he said,” | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “I may” | אוּכַ֛ל | To be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might) | I may |
| “not” | לֹ֥א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “return” | לָשׁ֥וּב | To turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again | return |
| “with” | אִתָּ֖ךְ | Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | with |
| “thee, nor go in” | וְלָב֣וֹא | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | go |
| “with” | אִתָּ֑ךְ | Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | with |
| “thee: neither” | וְלֹא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | neither |
| “will I eat” | אֹ֣כַל | To eat (literally or figuratively) | eat |
| “bread” | לֶ֗חֶם | Food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) | bread |
| “nor” | וְלֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | nor |
| “drink” | אֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה | To imbibe (literally or figuratively) | drink |
| “water” | מַ֔יִם | Water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen | water |
| “with” | אִתְּךָ֙ | Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | with |
| “thee in this” | הַזֶּֽה׃ | The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | thee in this |
| “place:” | בַּמָּק֖וֹם | Properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) | place |
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14 And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.
15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
16 And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:
17 For it was said to me by the word of the Lord, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
18 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
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