and he cried outוַיִּקְרָאtoאֶלthe manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרhad comeבָּאfrom Judah,מִיהוּדָהsaying,לֵאמֹר“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה‘Becauseיַעַן כִּיyou have rebelled againstמָרִיתָthe commandפִּיof YHWHיְהוָהandוְhave notלֹאkeptשָׁמַרְתָּthe commandmentהַמִּצְוָהthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָcommanded you,צִוְּךָ
1 Kings 13:21
Study it in the app“and he cried out to the man of Elohim who had come from Judah, saying, “Thus says YHWH: ‘Because you have rebelled against the command of YHWH and have not kept the commandment that YHWH your Elohim commanded you,”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 13:21, word by word
- and he cried outיִּקְרָאyikra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikra” appears- the 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- had comeבָּאba
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- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- 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- you have rebelled againstמָרִיתָmarita
rebel
Rebel, resist what is commanded.
Where else “marita” appears- the commandפִּיpi
command
Literally "the mouth": what someone says or decrees.
Where else “pi” appears- keptשָׁמַרְתָּshamarta
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shamarta” appears- the commandmentמִּצְוָהmitsva
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsva” appears- commanded youצִוְּtsiv
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiv” appears
The context
20And it happened, as they were sitting at the table, that the word of YHWH came to the prophet who had brought him back;
21 · This verse (above)
22but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place of which he said to you, “Do not eat bread and do not drink water,” your corpse will not come to the tomb of your fathers.’”