Revised Version 1895

1 Kings 13:7-26

7And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696unto themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Comeבֹּאָה־bo.'ah-H935homeהַבַּ֖יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004withmeאֶל־'el-H413, andrefreshוּֽסְעָ֑דָהu.se.'A.dahH5582thyself, and I willgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414thee arewardמַתָּֽת׃ma.TatH4991.

8And themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Ifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltgiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414meאֶל־'el-H413halfחֲצִ֣יcha.TziH2677thinehouseבֵיתֶ֔ךָvei.Te.khaH1004, I willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808goאָבֹ֖א'a.Vo'H935in with thee,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808will Ieatאֹ֤כַל'O.khalH398breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808drinkאֶשְׁתֶּה־'esh.teh-H8354waterמַּ֔יִםMa.yimH4325in thisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725:

9forsoכֵ֣ן׀khenH3651was itchargedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680meH7725by thewordבִּדְבַ֤רbid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thou shalteatתֹ֥אכַלTo.khalH398noלֹא־lo'-H3808breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808drinkתִשְׁתֶּה־tish.teh-H8354waterמָּ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808returnתָשׁ֔וּבta.ShuvH7725by thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that thou camest.

10SoH3808hewentH935anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870, andreturnedשָׁ֣בshavH7725notH3808by thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that hecameבָּ֥אba'H935to Beth-el.

11NowH3117theredweltיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427anoldH1121prophetוְנָבִ֤יאve.na.Vi'H5030in Beth-el; and one of hissonsבְנ֡וֹve.NoH1121cameוַיָּב֣וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935andtoldH1696himallכָּל־kol-H3605theworksהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430haddoneעָשָׂה֩'a.SahH6213thatdayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117in Beth-el: thewordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697whichH834he hadspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, them also theytoldH1696unto theirfatherלַאֲבִיהֶֽם׃la.'a.vi.HemH1.

12And theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1saidוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696unto them,WhatH834wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wentהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980he?Nowזֶ֥הzehH2088hissonsבָנָ֗יוva.NavH1121hadseenוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200whatH834wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wentהָלַךְ֙ha.laKhH1980,whichH834cameבָּ֖אba'H935fromJudahמִיהוּדָֽה׃mi.hu.DahH3063.

13And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,Saddleחִבְשׁוּ־chiv.shu-H2280meאֶל־'el-H413the ass.SoH5921theysaddledוַיַּחְבְּשׁוּ־vai.yach.be.shu-H2280him the ass: and herodeוַיִּרְכַּ֖בvai.yir.KavH7392thereonH5921.

14And hewentבָּ֥אתָBa.taH935afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andfoundוַיִּ֨מְצָאֵ֔הוּvai.Yim.tza.'E.huH4672himsittingיֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478anoakהָאֵלָ֑הha.'e.LahH424: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Art thou themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430that camest fromJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֖הmi.hu.DahH3063? And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am.

15Then hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Comehomeהַבָּ֑יְתָהha.Ba.ye.tahH1004withmeאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, andeatוֶאֱכֹ֖לve.'e.KholH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

16And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I maynotH3808returnלָשׁ֥וּבla.ShuvH7725with thee,norH3808goוְלָב֣וֹאve.la.Vo'H935in with thee:neitherH3808will Ieatאֹ֣כַל'O.khalH398breadלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899norH3808drinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehH8354waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325with thee in thisplaceבַּמָּק֖וֹםba.ma.KomH4725:

17for it wassaidH413tomeH413by thewordH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Thou shalteatתֹאכַ֣לto.KhalH398noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808drinkתִשְׁתֶּ֥הtish.TehH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325there,norלֹא־lo'-H3808turnH7725againH7725togoH1980by thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that thou camest.

18And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I also am aprophetנָבִיא֮na.Vi'H5030as thou art; and anangelוּמַלְאָ֡ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397spake untomeאֵלַי֩'e.LaiH413by thewordבִּדְבַ֨רbid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Bringהֲשִׁבֵ֤הוּha.shi.Ve.huH7725himbackH7725with theeintoאֶל־'el-H413thinehouseבֵּיתֶ֔ךָbei.Te.khaH1004, that he mayeatוְיֹ֥אכַלve.Yo.khalH398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899anddrinkוְיֵ֣שְׁתְּve.Ye.shetH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325. But heliedכִּחֵ֖שׁki.CheshH3584unto him.

19SoH7725hewentH7725backוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725with him, and dideatוַיֹּ֥אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899in hishouseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004, anddrankוַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

20And itcameH1961topassH1961, as theysatיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427at thetableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֑ן פha.shul.ChanH7979, that thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameH1961unto theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030thatbroughtH7725himbackהֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃he.shi.VoH7725:

21and hecriedוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thatcameבָּ֤אba'H935fromJudahמִֽיהוּדָה֙mi.hu.DahH3063,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֖הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Forasmuch as thou hast beendisobedientמָרִ֙יתָ֙ma.Ri.taH4784unto themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and hastnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙sha.Mar.taH8104thecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֔הha.mitz.VahH4687whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430commandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee,

22but camestbackוַתָּ֗שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725, and hasteatenוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899anddrunkוַתֵּ֣שְׁתְּva.Te.shetH8354waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325in theplaceבַּמָּקוֹם֙ba.ma.kOmH4725of thewhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hesaidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to thee,Eatתֹּ֥אכַלTo.khalH398noH3808breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899, anddrinkתֵּ֣שְׁתְּTe.shetH8354noH3808waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325; thy carcase shallnotH3808comeתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935unto the sepulchre of thyfathersאֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃'a.vo.Tei.khaH1.

23And itcameH1961topassH1961,afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310he hadeatenאָכְל֥וֹ'a.khe.LoH398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899, andafterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310he haddrunkשְׁתוֹת֑וֹshe.to.ToH8354, that hesaddledוַיַּחֲבָשׁ־vai.ya.cha.vosh-H2280for him the ass, to wit, for theprophetלַנָּבִ֖יאla.na.Vi'H5030whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he hadbroughtH7725backהֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃he.shi.VoH7725.

24And when he wasgoneוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961, alionאַרְיֵ֛ה'ar.YehH738metוַיִּמְצָאֵ֧הוּvai.yim.tza.'E.huH4672him by thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and slew him: and his carcase wascastמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993in thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and the assstoodעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975by it; thelionוְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הve.Ha.'ar.YehH738alsostoodעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975by the carcase.

25And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,menH376passedעֹבְרִ֗ים'oe.RimH5674by, andsawוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200the carcasecastמֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993in thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and thelionהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔הha.'ar.YehH738standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975by the carcase: and theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935andtoldוַיְדַבְּר֣וּvay.da.be.RuH1696it in thecityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834theoldהַזָּקֵ֖ןha.za.KenH2205prophetהַנָּבִ֥יאha.na.Vi'H5030dweltיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427.

26And when theprophetהַנָּבִיא֮ha.na.Vi'H5030thatbroughtH7725himbackהֱשִׁיב֣וֹhe.shi.VoH7725from thewayהַדֶּרֶךְ֒ha.de.reKhH1870heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thereof, hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It is themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, who wasdisobedientמָרָ֖הma.RahH4784unto themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: therefore theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hathdeliveredוַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him unto thelionלָאַרְיֵ֗הla.'ar.YehH738,whichH834hathtornוַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yish.be.Re.huH7665him, and slain him,accordingH6310to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,whichH834he spake unto him.

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