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And it happenedוַיְהִיafterאַחֲרֵיhe had eatenאָכְלוֹbreadלֶחֶםand afterוְאַחֲרֵיhe had drunk,שְׁתוֹתוֹthat he saddledוַיַּחֲבָשׁthe donkeyהַחֲמוֹרfor him,לוֹfor the prophetלַנָּבִיאwhomאֲשֶׁרhe had brought back.הֱשִׁיבוֹ
1 Kings 13:23
Study it in the app“And it happened after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that he saddled the donkey for him, for the prophet whom he had brought back.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 13:23, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- he had eatenאָכְלachl
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achl” appears- breadלֶחֶםlechem
food
Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.
Where else “lechem” appears- he had drunkשְׁתוֹתshetot
drink
Drink.
Where else “shetot” appears- that he saddledיַּחֲבָשׁyachavash
saddle
To fasten something firmly, or saddle an animal to ride it.
Where else “yachavash” appears- the donkeyחֲמוֹרchamor
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamor” appears- for the prophetנָּבִיאnavi
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “navi” appears- he had brought backהֱשִׁיבheshiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “heshiv” appears
Translation note
“The prophet whom he had brought back” is here the man of Elohim who came from Judah: it is the only time the account calls him a “prophet.”
The context
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.’”
23 · This verse (above)
24He went away, and a lion found him on the way and put him to death. And his corpse was thrown on the way, and the donkey was standing beside it, and the lion was standing beside the corpse.