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1 Kings 13:16-23

16And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I mayאוּכַ֛ל'u.KhalH3201not returnלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725with thee, nor go inוְלָב֣וֹאve.la.Vo'H935with thee: neither will I eatאֹ֣כַל'O.khalH398breadלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899nor drinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehH8354waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325with thee in this placeבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725:

17For it was saidדָבָ֤רda.VarH1697to me by the wordבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Thou shalt eatתֹאכַ֣לto.KhalH398no breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899nor drinkתִשְׁתֶּ֥הtish.TehH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325there, nor turn againתָשׁ֣וּבta.ShuvH7725to goH3212by the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that thou camestH1980.

18He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I ama prophetנָבִיא֮na.Vi'H5030also as thou art;and an angelוּמַלְאָ֡ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397spakeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696unto me by the wordבִּדְבַ֨רbid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Bring him backהֲשִׁבֵ֤הוּha.shi.Ve.huH7725with thee into thine houseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004,that he may eatוְיֹ֥אכַלve.Yo.khalH398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899and drinkוְיֵ֣שְׁתְּve.Ye.shetH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325. Buthe liedכִּחֵ֖שׁki.CheshH3584unto him.

19So he went backוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725with him, and did eatוַיֹּ֥אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899in his houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,and drankוַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

20And it came to pass, as they satיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427at the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֑ן פha.shul.ChanH7979,that the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came unto the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030that brought him backהֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃he.shi.VoH7725:

21And he criedוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430that cameבָּ֤אba'H935from Judahמִֽיהוּדָה֙mi.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Forasmuch asיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282thou hast disobeyedמָרִ֙יתָ֙ma.Ri.taH4784the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and hast not keptשָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙sha.Mar.taH8104the commandmentהַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.VahH4687which Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee,

22But camest backוַתָּ֗שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725,and hast eatenוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899and drunkוַתֵּ֣שְׁתְּva.Te.shetH8354waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325in the placeבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725, of the which the Lorddid sayדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to thee, Eatתֹּ֥אכַלTo.khalH398no breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,and drinkתֵּ֣שְׁתְּTe.shetH8354no waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;thy carcaseנִבְלָתְךָ֖niv.la.te.KhaH5038shall not comeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935unto the sepulchreקֶ֥בֶרKe.verH6913of thy fathersאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃'a.vo.Tei.khaH1.

23And it came to pass, afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310he had eatenאָכְל֥וֹ'a.khe.LoH398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,and afterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310he had drunkשְׁתוֹת֑וֹshe.to.ToH8354,that he saddledוַיַּחֲבָשׁ־vai.ya.cha.vosh-H2280for him the donkeyהַחֲמ֔וֹרha.cha.MorH2543, to wit,for the prophetלַנָּבִ֖יאla.na.Vi'H5030whom he had brought backהֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃he.shi.VoH7725.

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