And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:
Parallel translations
- WEB He said, “I may not return with you, nor go in with you. I will not eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
- BSB But the man replied, “I cannot return with you or eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
- NKJV And he said, “I cannot return with you nor go in with you; neither can I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place.
- NASB But he said, “I cannot return with you, nor come with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
- NLT “No, I cannot,” he replied. “I am not allowed to eat or drink anything here in this place.
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Quick answer
The man of God again refuses to eat or drink in that place. He restates his obedience.
Overview
Faithful so far, the man of God declines once more, recalling God's prohibition against eating or drinking there. His consistency is commendable and shows he knows the command well. This makes his eventual yielding a sobering lesson about the danger of false words.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 1 Kgs 13:8–9And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:
- Gen 3:1–3Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
- Matt 4:10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
- Num 22:13And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.
- Matt 16:23But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
- Num 22:19Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.
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