1 Kings 13:8

“But the man of Elohim said to the king, “If you gave me half of your house, I would not go with you, and I would not eat bread or drink water in this place;”

1 Kings 13:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 13:8, word by word

But 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
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
you gaveתִּתֶּןtiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “titen” appears
halfחֲצִיchatsi

half

One of two equal parts of something.

Where else “chatsi” appears
of your houseבֵיתֶvete

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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goאָבֹאavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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eatאֹכַלochal

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “ochal” appears
breadלֶחֶםlechem

food

Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.

Where else “lechem” appears
drinkאֶשְׁתֶּהeshte

drink

Drink.

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waterמַּיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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The context

7The king spoke to the man of Elohim, “Come with me to the house and refresh yourself, and I will give you a gift.”

8 · This verse (above)

9for so I was commanded by the word of YHWH, saying, ‘You shall not eat bread and you shall not drink water, and you shall not return by the way that you went.’”

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