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He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Comeלֵךְwith meאִתִּיto the houseהַבָּיְתָהand eatוֶאֱכֹלbread.”לָחֶם
1 Kings 13:15
Study it in the app“He said to him, “Come with me to the house and eat bread.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 13:15, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Comeלֵךְlech
go along
To accompany someone on the way, to go along with him.
Where else “lech” appears- to the houseבָּיְתָbayta
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayta” appears- and eatאֱכֹלechol
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “echol” appears- breadלָחֶםlachem
food
Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.
Where else “lachem” appears
The context
14He went after the man of Elohim and found him sitting under the oak. He said to him, “Are you the man of Elohim who came from Judah?” He said, “I am.”
15 · This verse (above)
16He said, “I cannot return with you or go in with you; and I will not eat bread and I will not drink water with you in this place;