1 Kings 13:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'but you went back and ate bread and drank water in the place where He told you not to eat or drink, your body will not be buried in the tomb of your ancestors.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתָּ֗שָׁב וַתֹּ֤אכַל לֶ֙חֶם֙ וַתֵּ֣שְׁתְּ מַ֔יִם בַּמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָ אַל־תֹּ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם וְאַל־תֵּ֣שְׁתְּ מָ֑יִם לֹֽא־תָב֥וֹא נִבְלָתְךָ֖ אֶל־קֶ֥בֶר אֲבֹתֶֽיךָ

Transliteration

And wattāšāb and wattōʾkal leḥem and wattēšt mayim in the māqôm which dibbēr to you 'Not tōʾkal leḥem and not tēšt māyim,' not tābôʾ niblātĕkā to qeber ʾăbōteykā

Grammar Details

• *wattāšāb*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 2ms - and you returned
• *wattōʾkal*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 2ms - and you ate
• *leḥem*: noun ms - bread/food
• *wattēšt*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 2ms - and you drank
• *mayim*: noun mp - water
• *māqôm*: noun ms with definite article - the place
• *dibbēr*: piel perfect 3ms - he spoke
• *tōʾkal*: qal imperfect 2ms - you will eat
• *tēšt*: qal imperfect 2ms - you will drink
• *tābôʾ*: qal imperfect 3fs - it will come/enter
• *niblātĕkā*: noun fs + 2ms suffix - your corpse
• *qeber ʾăbōteykā*: construct state + 2ms suffix - tomb of your fathers

Word Meanings

• *niblātĕkā*: your corpse/carcass/dead body
• *qeber ʾăbōteykā*: tomb/grave of your fathers/ancestors

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But came back, and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which the LORD said to you, Eat no bread, and drink no water; your corpse shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  but camest back,{H7725} and hast eaten{H398} bread{H3899} and drunk{H8354} water{H4325} in the place{H4725} of which he said{H1696} to thee, Eat{H398} no bread,{H3899} and drink{H8354} no water;{H4325} thy body{H5038} shall not come{H935} unto the sepulchre{H6913} of thy fathers.{H1}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But camest back{H7725}{(H8799)}, and hast eaten{H398}{(H8799)} bread{H3899} and drunk{H8354}{(H8799)} water{H4325} in the place{H4725}, of the which the LORD did say{H1696}{(H8765)} to thee, Eat{H398}{(H8799)} no bread{H3899}, and drink{H8354}{(H8799)} no water{H4325}; thy carcase{H5038} shall not come{H935}{(H8799)} unto the sepulchre{H6913} of thy fathers{H1}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  but hast turned backe, and hast eaten bred, and dronke water in ye place, wherof he saide vnto the: Thou shalt nether eate bred ner drynke water, therfore shall not thy body come in to thy fathers graue.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But camest backe againe, and hast eaten bread and drunke water in the place (whereof he did say vnto thee, Thou shalt eate no bread nor drinke any water) thy carkeis shall not come vnto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But camest backe againe, and hast eaten bread, & druncke water in the place concerning the which the Lorde did say vnto thee, Thou shalt eate no bread, nor dryncke no water: thy carkasse shall not come vnto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which [the LORD] did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  but came back, and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to you, Eat no bread, and drink no water; your body shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and turnest back and dost eat bread and drink water in the place of which He said unto thee, Thou dost not eat bread nor drink water -- thy carcase cometh not in unto the burying-place of thy fathers.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy body shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  but camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy body shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But have come back, and have taken food and water in this place where he said you were to take no food or water; your dead body will not be put to rest with your fathers.

• World English Bible (2000)

  but came back, and have eaten bread and drunk water in the place of which he said to you, "Eat no bread, and drink no water;" your body shall not come to the tomb of your fathers.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You went back. You ate food. And you drank water in the place of which he had said to you,“Eat no food. Drink no water.” Therefore your corpse will not be buried in your ancestral tomb.’”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 13:30 : 30 He laid the body in his own tomb, and they mourned over him, saying, 'Alas, my brother!'
• 1 Kgs 14:13 : 13 All Israel will mourn him and bury him, for he alone of Jeroboam's family will come to the grave. He is the only one in whom the LORD, the God of Israel, found something good within the house of Jeroboam.
• 2 Chr 21:19-20 : 19 Over time, after two years, his intestines came out because of his illness, and he died in terrible suffering. His people did not hold a fire in his honor, as they had done for his ancestors. 20 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. He passed away to no one's regret and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
• Isa 14:18-20 : 18 All the kings of the nations lie in glory, each in his own tomb, 19 but you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, clothed with the slain, those pierced by the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit, like a corpse trampled underfoot. 20 You will not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed your land and slain your people. The offspring of evildoers will never be remembered.
• Jer 22:18-19 : 18 Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: They will not mourn for him, saying, 'Alas, my brother!' or 'Alas, my sister!' They will not mourn for him, saying, 'Alas, my lord!' or 'Alas, his majesty!' 19 He will have the burial of a donkey—dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.