New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 13:14-21

14So he wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and foundוַיִּ֨מְצָאֵ֔הוּvai.Yim.tza.'E.huH4672him sittingיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478an oakהָאֵלָ֑הha.'e.LahH424;and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Are you the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֥אתָBa.taH935from Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֖הmi.hu.DahH3063?”And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am.”

15Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Comeלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980homeהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004with me and eatוֶאֱכֹ֖לve.'e.KholH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.”

16He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I cannotלֹ֥א אוּכַ֛לlo' 'u.KhalH3201 H3808returnלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725with you, norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808goוְלָב֣וֹאve.la.Vo'H935with you, norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808will I eatאֹ֣כַל'O.khalH398breadלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899or drinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehH8354waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325with you in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

17For a commandדָבָ֤רda.VarH1697came to meby the wordבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘You shall eatתֹאכַ֣לto.KhalH398noH3808breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,norH3808drinkתִשְׁתֶּ֥הtish.TehH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033;do not returnתָשׁ֣וּבta.ShuvH7725by goingלָלֶ֔כֶתla.Le.khetH1980the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you cameהָלַ֥כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980.’”

18He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I alsoגַּם־gam-H1571am a prophetנָבִיא֮na.Vi'H5030likeכָּמוֹךָ֒ka.mo.KhaH3644you, andan angelוּמַלְאָ֡ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to me by the wordבִּדְבַ֨רbid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Bringהֲשִׁבֵ֤הוּha.shi.Ve.huH7725him backH7725with you to your houseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004,that he may eatוְיֹ֥אכַלve.Yo.khalH398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899and drinkוְיֵ֣שְׁתְּve.Ye.shetH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.’” Buthe liedכִּחֵ֖שׁki.CheshH3584to him.

19So he wentH7725backוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725with him, and ateוַיֹּ֥אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899in his houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004and drankוַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

20Now it cameוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961about, as they were sittingH3427downH3427at the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֑ן פha.shul.ChanH7979,that the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961to the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had broughtH7725him backהֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃he.shi.VoH7725;

21and he criedוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֤אba'H935from Judahמִֽיהוּדָה֙mi.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, ‘Becauseיַ֗עַן כִּ֤יYa.'an kiH3282 H3588you havedisobeyedמָרִ֙יתָ֙ma.Ri.taH4784thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and have not observedשָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙sha.Mar.taH8104the commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680you,

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