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And there,וְהִנֵּהa manאִישׁof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםcameבָּאfrom Judahמִיהוּדָהby the wordבִּדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהtoאֶלBethel,בֵּית אֵלwhile Jeroboamוְיָרָבְעָםwas standingעֹמֵדbyעַלthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַto offer up in smoke.לְהַקְטִיר
1 Kings 13:1
Study it in the app“And there, a man of Elohim came from Judah by the word of YHWH to Bethel, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer up in smoke.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 13:1, word by word
- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- cameבָּאba
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appears- from Judahיהוּדָהyhuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appears- by the wordדְבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- Bethelבֵּיתbet
Bethel
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appears- while Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםyaravam
Jeroboam
Jeroboam: the name of two kings of Israel: Jeroboam son of Nebat, first king of the ten northern tribes (1 Kings 11–14), and Jeroboam son of Joash, much later (2 Kings 14:23-29).
Where else “yaravam” appears- was standingעֹמֵדomed
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “omed” appears- the altarמִּזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- to offer up in smokeהַקְטִירhaktir
burn up
To send up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar.
Where else “haktir” appears
Places in this verse
Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And he cried out against the altar by the word of YHWH, and said, “Altar, altar! Thus says YHWH: ‘Look, a son will be born to the house of David, Josiah will be his name; and he will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer up in smoke on you, and human bones they will burn on you.’”