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1 Kings 13:16-23

16But the man repliedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I cannotלֹ֥א אוּכַ֛לlo' 'u.KhalH3808 H3201go homeלָשׁ֥וּב אִתָּ֖ךְ וְלָב֣וֹאla.Shuv 'i.Takh ve.la.Vo'H7725 H854 H935with youאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854,and I will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808eatאֹ֣כַל'O.khalH398breadלֶ֗חֶם וְלֹֽא־Le.chem ve.lo'-H3899 H3808or drinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehH8354waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325with youאִתְּךָ֙'i.te.KhaH854in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

17Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413have been toldדָבָ֤רda.VarH1697by the wordבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: ‘You must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808eatתֹאכַ֣לto.KhalH398breadלֶ֔חֶם וְלֹֽא־Le.chem ve.lo'-H3899 H3808or drinkתִשְׁתֶּ֥הtish.TehH8354waterמָ֑יִם לֹא־Ma.yim lo'-H4325 H3808thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033or returnתָשׁ֣וּב לָלֶ֔כֶתta.Shuv la.Le.khetH7725 H1980by the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you cameהָלַ֥כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980.’”

18Then the prophet repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589tooגַּם־gam-H1571ama prophetנָבִיא֮na.Vi'H5030like youכָּמוֹךָ֒ka.mo.KhaH3644,and an angelוּמַלְאָ֡ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to meאֵלַי֩'e.LaiH413by the wordבִּדְבַ֨רbid.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Bring him backהֲשִׁבֵ֤הוּha.shi.Ve.huH7725with youאִתְּךָ֙'i.te.KhaH854toאֶל־'el-H413your houseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004,so that he may eatוְיֹ֥אכַלve.Yo.khalH398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899and drinkוְיֵ֣שְׁתְּve.Ye.shetH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.’”The old prophet was lyingכִּחֵ֖שׁki.CheshH3584to him,

19but the man of God went backוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725with himאִתּ֗וֹ'i.ToH854,ateוַיֹּ֥אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899in his houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,and drankוַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

20While theyהֵ֥םhemH1992were sittingיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427atאֶל־'el-H413the tableוַיְהִ֕י הַשֻּׁלְחָ֑ן פvay.Hi ha.shul.ChanH7979 H1961,the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961toאֶל־'el-H413the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had brought him backהֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃he.shi.VoH7725,

21and the prophet cried outוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had comeבָּ֤אba'H935from Judahמִֽיהוּדָה֙mi.hu.DahH3063, “This is whatלֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֖הle.Mor kohH3541 H559the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Becauseיַ֗עַן כִּ֤יYa.'an kiH3282 H3588you have defiedמָרִ֙יתָ֙ma.Ri.taH4784the wordפִּ֣יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and have notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙sha.Mar.taH8104אֶת־'et-H853the commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.VahH4687thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430gave youצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680,

22but you went backוַתָּ֗שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725and ateוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899and drankוַתֵּ֣שְׁתְּva.Te.shetH8354waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325in the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He toldדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413notאַל־'al-H408to do soתֹּ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם וְאַל־ תֵּ֣שְׁתְּ מָ֑יִםTo.khal Le.chem ve.'al- Te.shet Ma.yimH398 H3899 H408 H8354 H4325,your bodyנִבְלָתְךָ֖niv.la.te.KhaH5038shall neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808reachתָב֥וֹא אֶל־ta.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the tombקֶ֥בֶרKe.verH6913of your fathersאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃'a.vo.Tei.khaH1.’”

23Andוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310the man of Godhad finished eatingאָכְל֥וֹ'a.khe.LoH398לֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899andוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310drinkingשְׁתוֹת֑וֹshe.to.ToH8354,the old prophetלַנָּבִ֖יאla.na.Vi'H5030whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had brought him backהֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃he.shi.VoH7725saddledוַיַּחֲבָשׁ־vai.ya.cha.vosh-H2280the donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543for him.

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