1 Kings

Chapter 13

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehinּe֣h ׀ 'i֣yshsh 'elohi֗ym bּa֧ miyhuda֛h bּideba֥r yehva֖h 'el-bּeֽyt-'e֑l veyarabe'a֛m 'ome֥d 'al-hamּizebּe֖cha lehaqetiֽyr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)By the word of the LORD a man of God came from Judah to Bethel, as Jeroboam was standing by the altar to make an offering.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה ׀ אִ֣ישׁ אֱלֹהִ֗ים בָּ֧א מִיהוּדָ֛ה בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וְיָרָבְעָ֛ם עֹמֵ֥ד עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לְהַקְטִֽיר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֤ 'al-hamּizebּe֨cha֙ bּideba֣r yehva֔h vayּo֨'mer֙ mizebּe֣cha mizebּe֔cha kּo֖h 'ama֣r yehva֑h hinּeֽh-be֞n nola֤d lebeyt-dּavid֙ yo'shshiyּa֣hu shshem֔o vezaba֣ch 'ale֗yka 'et-kּohane֤y habּamot֙ hamּaqetiri֣ym 'ale֔yka ve'atzem֥ot 'ada֖m yishserep֥u 'aleֽyka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)By the word of the LORD he cried out against the altar: 'Altar, altar! This is what the LORD says: "A son named Josiah will be born to the house of David. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who make offerings here, and human bones will be burned on you."'

וַיִּקְרָ֤א עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ מִזְבֵּ֣חַ מִזְבֵּ֔חַ כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנֵּֽה־בֵ֞ן נוֹלָ֤ד לְבֵית־דָּוִד֙ יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ שְׁמ֔וֹ וְזָבַ֣ח עָלֶ֗יךָ אֶת־כֹּהֲנֵ֤י הַבָּמוֹת֙ הַמַּקְטִרִ֣ים עָלֶ֔יךָ וְעַצְמ֥וֹת אָדָ֖ם יִשְׂרְפ֥וּ עָלֶֽיךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): venatan֩ bּayּ֨om hah֤u mopet֙ le'mo֔r ze֣h hamּope֔t 'ashshe֖r dּibּe֣r yehva֑h hinּe֤h hamּizebּe֨cha֙ niqera֔ venishshepּa֖ke hadּe֥shshen 'ashsher-'alaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)That same day he gave a sign: 'This is the sign the LORD has declared: The altar will be split apart and the ashes on it will be poured out.'

וְנָתַן֩ בַּיּ֨וֹם הַה֤וּא מוֹפֵת֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר זֶ֣ה הַמּוֹפֵ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנֵּ֤ה הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ נִקְרָ֔ע וְנִשְׁפַּ֖ךְ הַדֶּ֥שֶׁן אֲשֶׁר־עָלָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy֩ kishshemo֨'a hamּe֜leke 'et-dּeba֣r 'iyshsh-ha'elohi֗ym 'ashshe֨r qara֤ 'al-hamּizebּe֨cha֙ bּebeֽyt-'e֔l vayּishshela֨ch yarabe'a֧m 'et-yad֛o me'a֥l hamּizebּe֖cha le'mo֣r ׀ tּipeshsu֑hu vatּiyba֤shsh yado֙ 'ashshe֣r shshala֣ch 'ala֔yv velo֥ yako֖l lahashshiyba֥hּ 'elaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When King Jeroboam heard what the man of God cried out against the altar at Bethel, he stretched out his hand from the altar and said, 'Seize him!' But the hand he stretched out toward the man withered, so that he could not pull it back.

וַיְהִי֩ כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר קָרָ֤א עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙ בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֔ל וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח יָרָבְעָ֧ם אֶת־יָד֛וֹ מֵעַ֥ל הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לֵאמֹ֣ר ׀ תִּפְשֻׂ֑הוּ וַתִּיבַ֤שׁ יָדוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁלַ֣ח עָלָ֔יו וְלֹ֥א יָכֹ֖ל לַהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּ אֵלָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehamּizebּe֣cha niqera֔ vayּishshּape֥ke hadּe֖shshen min-hamּizebּe֑cha kּamּope֗t 'ashshe֥r nata֛n 'i֥yshsh ha'elohi֖ym bּideba֥r yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Also, the altar was split apart and its ashes poured out according to the sign given by the man of God by the word of the LORD.

וְהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ נִקְרָ֔ע וַיִּשָּׁפֵ֥ךְ הַדֶּ֖שֶׁן מִן־הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ כַּמּוֹפֵ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֛ן אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨'an hamּe֜leke vayּo֣'mer ׀ 'el-'i֣yshsh ha'elohi֗ym chal-na֞ 'et-pּene֨y yehva֤h 'elohe֨yka֙ vehitepּalּe֣l bּa'adi֔y vetashsho֥b yadi֖y 'ela֑y vayecha֤l 'iyshsh-haֽ'elohiym֙ 'et-pּene֣y yehva֔h vatּa֤shshab yad-hamּe֨leke֙ 'ela֔yv vatּehi֖y kּebariֽ'shshonaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the king said to the man of God, 'Intercede with the LORD your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.' So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored and became as it was before.

וַיַּ֨עַן הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים חַל־נָ֞א אֶת־פְּנֵ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣ל בַּעֲדִ֔י וְתָשֹׁ֥ב יָדִ֖י אֵלָ֑י וַיְחַ֤ל אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַתָּ֤שָׁב יַד־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַתְּהִ֖י כְּבָרִֽאשֹׁנָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֤r hamּe֨leke֙ 'el-'i֣yshsh ha'elohi֔ym bּo'ah-'itּi֥y habּa֖yetah uֽse'a֑dah ve'etּena֥h leka֖ matּaֽt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The king said to the man of God, 'Come home with me for a meal, and I will give you a gift.'

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים בֹּאָה־אִתִּ֥י הַבַּ֖יְתָה וּֽסְעָ֑דָה וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה לְךָ֖ מַתָּֽת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer 'iyshsh-haֽ'elohiym֙ 'el-hamּe֔leke 'im-tּitּen-liy֙ 'et-chatzi֣y beyte֔ka lo֥ 'abo֖ 'imּa֑ke veloֽ'-'o֤kal le֨chem֙ velo֣ 'eshshetּeh-mּa֔yim bּamּaq֖om hazּeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But the man of God answered the king, 'Even if you were to give me half your possessions, I would not go with you, nor would I eat bread or drink water here.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־תִּתֶּן־לִי֙ אֶת־חֲצִ֣י בֵיתֶ֔ךָ לֹ֥א אָבֹ֖א עִמָּ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־אֹ֤כַל לֶ֨חֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א אֶשְׁתֶּה־מַּ֔יִם בַּמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-ke֣n ׀ tziua֣h 'oti֗y bּideba֤r yehvah֙ le'mo֔r lo'-to֥'kal le֖chem velo֣ tishshetּeh-mּa֑yim velo֣ tashsh֔ub bּadּe֖reke 'ashshe֥r halaֽketּa׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'For I was commanded by the word of the LORD: "You must not eat bread or drink water or return by the way you came."'

כִּֽי־כֵ֣ן ׀ צִוָּ֣ה אֹתִ֗י בִּדְבַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹא־תֹ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם וְלֹ֣א תִשְׁתֶּה־מָּ֑יִם וְלֹ֣א תָשׁ֔וּב בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָלָֽכְתָּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֖leke bּede֣reke 'ache֑r veloֽ'-shsha֣b bּadּe֔reke 'ashshe֛r bּa֥ ba֖hּ 'el-bּeֽyt-'eֽl׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)So he took another road and did not return by the way he had come to Bethel.

וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אַחֵ֑ר וְלֹֽא־שָׁ֣ב בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֛ר בָּ֥א בָ֖הּ אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): venabi֤y 'echad֙ zaqe֔n yoshshe֖b bּebeֽyt-'e֑l vayּab֣o ben֡o vayesapּer-l֣o 'et-kּal-hamּa'ashse֣h 'ashsher-'ashsah֩ 'iyshsh-ha'elohi֨ym ׀ hayּ֜om bּebeֽyt-'e֗l 'et-hadּebariym֙ 'ashshe֣r dּibּe֣r 'el-hamּe֔leke vaֽyesapּer֖um la'abiyheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now there was a certain old prophet living in Bethel, whose sons came and told him all that the man of God had done there that day. They also told their father what he had said to the king.

וְנָבִ֤יא אֶחָד֙ זָקֵ֔ן יֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וַיָּב֣וֹא בְנ֡וֹ וַיְסַפֶּר־ל֣וֹ אֶת־כָּל־הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה֩ אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ הַיּ֜וֹם בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֗ל אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַֽיְסַפְּר֖וּם לַאֲבִיהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֤r 'alehem֙ 'abiyhe֔m 'eֽy-ze֥h hadּe֖reke hala֑ke vayּire'֣u bana֗yv 'et-hadּe֨reke֙ 'ashshe֤r halake֙ 'i֣yshsh ha'elohi֔ym 'ashsher-bּa֖ miyhudaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Their father asked them, 'Which way did he go?' and his sons showed him who road the man of God from Judah had taken.

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר אֲלֵהֶם֙ אֲבִיהֶ֔ם אֵֽי־זֶ֥ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ הָלָ֑ךְ וַיִּרְא֣וּ בָנָ֗יו אֶת־הַדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָלַךְ֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖א מִיהוּדָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer֙ 'el-bּana֔yv chibeshshu-li֖y hacham֑or vayּachebּeshshu-l֣o hacham֔or vayּirekּa֖b 'alaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So he said to his sons, 'Saddle the donkey for me.' And when they had saddled the donkey for him, he mounted it

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־בָּנָ֔יו חִבְשׁוּ־לִ֖י הַחֲמ֑וֹר וַיַּחְבְּשׁוּ־ל֣וֹ הַחֲמ֔וֹר וַיִּרְכַּ֖ב עָלָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֗leke 'aֽcharey֙ 'i֣yshsh ha'elohi֔ym vayּi֨metza'e֔hu yoshshe֖b tּa֣chat ha'ela֑h vayּo֣'mer 'ela֗yv ha'atּa֧h 'iyshsh-ha'elohi֛ym 'ashsher-bּa֥'ta miֽyhuda֖h vayּo֥'mer 'aֽniy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and rode after the man of God. He found him sitting under an oak tree and asked, 'Are you the man of God who came from Judah?' 'I am,' he replied.

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיִּ֨מְצָאֵ֔הוּ יֹשֵׁ֖ב תַּ֣חַת הָאֵלָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו הַאַתָּ֧ה אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אתָ מִֽיהוּדָ֖ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אָֽנִי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer 'ela֔yv le֥ke 'itּi֖y habּa֑yetah ve'eko֖l laֽchem׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So the prophet said to him, 'Come home with me and eat.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו לֵ֥ךְ אִתִּ֖י הַבָּ֑יְתָה וֶאֱכֹ֖ל לָֽחֶם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֗'mer lo֥ 'uka֛l lashsh֥ub 'itּa֖ke velab֣o 'itּa֑ke veloֽ'-'o֣kal le֗chem veloֽ'-'eshshetּe֤h 'itּeka֙ ma֔yim bּamּaq֖om hazּeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The man of God said, 'I cannot turn back and go with you, nor can I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.'

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לֹ֥א אוּכַ֛ל לָשׁ֥וּב אִתָּ֖ךְ וְלָב֣וֹא אִתָּ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־אֹ֣כַל לֶ֗חֶם וְלֹֽא־אֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה אִתְּךָ֙ מַ֔יִם בַּמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-daba֤r 'elay֙ bּideba֣r yehva֔h loֽ'-to'ka֣l le֔chem veloֽ'-tishshetּe֥h shsha֖m ma֑yim lo'-tashsh֣ub lale֔ket bּadּe֖reke 'ashsher-hala֥ketּa bּaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'I have been told by the word of the LORD: "You must not eat bread or drink water there or return by the way you came."'

כִּֽי־דָבָ֤ר אֵלַי֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה לֹֽא־תֹאכַ֣ל לֶ֔חֶם וְלֹֽא־תִשְׁתֶּ֥ה שָׁ֖ם מָ֑יִם לֹא־תָשׁ֣וּב לָלֶ֔כֶת בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֥כְתָּ בָּֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer l֗o gּam-'ani֣y nabiy'֮ kּamoka֒ umale'a֡ke dּibּe֣r 'elay֩ bּideba֨r yehva֜h le'mo֗r hashshibe֤hu 'itּeka֙ 'el-bּeyte֔ka veyo֥'kal le֖chem veye֣shshetּe ma֑yim kּiche֖shsh lֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The old prophet answered, 'I too am a prophet, as you are. And an angel said to me by the word of the LORD: "Bring him back with you to your house so that he may eat bread and drink water."' (But he was lying to him.)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ גַּם־אֲנִ֣י נָבִיא֮ כָּמוֹךָ֒ וּמַלְאָ֡ךְ דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלַי֩ בִּדְבַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר הֲשִׁבֵ֤הוּ אִתְּךָ֙ אֶל־בֵּיתֶ֔ךָ וְיֹ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם וְיֵ֣שְׁתְּ מָ֑יִם כִּחֵ֖שׁ לֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣shshab 'itּ֗o vayּo֥'kal le֛chem bּebeyt֖o vayּe֥shshetּe maֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So the man of God returned with him and ate and drank in his house.

וַיָּ֣שָׁב אִתּ֗וֹ וַיֹּ֥אכַל לֶ֛חֶם בְּבֵית֖וֹ וַיֵּ֥שְׁתְּ מָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֕y he֥m yoshshebi֖ym 'el-hashshּulecha֑n p vaֽyehiy֙ dּebar-yehva֔h 'el-hanּabi֖y 'ashshe֥r heshshiybֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)While they were sitting at the table, the word of the LORD came to the old prophet who had brought him back.

וַיְהִ֕י הֵ֥ם יֹשְׁבִ֖ים אֶל־הַשֻּׁלְחָ֑ן פ וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־הַנָּבִ֖יא אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֞ 'el-'i֣yshsh ha'elohi֗ym 'ashsher-bּa֤ miֽyhudah֙ le'mo֔r kּo֖h 'ama֣r yehva֑h ya֗'an kּi֤y mari֨yta֙ pּi֣y yehva֔h velo֤ shshama֨retּa֙ 'et-hamּitzeva֔h 'ashshe֥r tziueka֖ yehva֥h 'eloheֽyka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He cried out to the man of God who had come from Judah, 'This is what the LORD says: "You have defied the word of the LORD and have not kept the command the LORD your God gave you."'

וַיִּקְרָ֞א אֶל־אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֤א מִֽיהוּדָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה יַ֗עַן כִּ֤י מָרִ֨יתָ֙ פִּ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹ֤א שָׁמַ֨רְתָּ֙ אֶת־הַמִּצְוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוְּךָ֖ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּa֗shshab vatּo֤'kal le֨chem֙ vatּe֣shshetּe ma֔yim bּamּaqom֙ 'ashshe֣r dּibּe֣r 'ele֔yka 'al-tּo֥'kal le֖chem ve'al-tּe֣shshetּe ma֑yim loֽ'-tab֥o nibelateka֖ 'el-qe֥ber 'aboteֽyka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)'"You came back and ate bread and drank water in the place where he told you not to eat or drink. Therefore your body will not be buried in the tomb of your ancestors."'

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

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֗y 'achare֛y 'akel֥o le֖chem ve'achare֣y shshetot֑o vayּachabashsh-l֣o hacham֔or lanּabi֖y 'ashshe֥r heshshiybֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the prophet who had brought him back saddled his donkey for him.

וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵ֛י אָכְל֥וֹ לֶ֖חֶם וְאַחֲרֵ֣י שְׁתוֹת֑וֹ וַיַּחֲבָשׁ־ל֣וֹ הַחֲמ֔וֹר לַנָּבִ֖יא אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֱשִׁיבֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֕leke vayּimetza'e֧hu 'areye֛h bּadּe֖reke vayemiyte֑hu vatּehi֤y nibelato֙ mushshele֣ket bּadּe֔reke vehachamor֙ 'ome֣d 'etzela֔hּ veha֣'areye֔h 'ome֖d 'e֥tzel hanּebelaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)As he went on his way, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left lying on the road, with both the donkey and the lion standing beside it.

וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ וַיִּמְצָאֵ֧הוּ אַרְיֵ֛ה בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ וַתְּהִ֤י נִבְלָתוֹ֙ מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְהַחֲמוֹר֙ עֹמֵ֣ד אֶצְלָ֔הּ וְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔ה עֹמֵ֖ד אֵ֥צֶל הַנְּבֵלָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehinּe֧h 'anashshi֣ym 'oberi֗ym vayּire'֤u 'et-hanּebelah֙ mushshele֣ket bּadּe֔reke ve'et-ha֣'areye֔h 'ome֖d 'e֣tzel hanּebela֑h vayּabo֨'u֙ vayedabּer֣u ba'i֔yr 'ashshe֛r hanּabi֥y hazּaqe֖n yoshshe֥b bּaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Some people who passed by saw the body lying there, with the lion standing beside the body, and they went and reported it in the city where the old prophet lived.

וְהִנֵּ֧ה אֲנָשִׁ֣ים עֹבְרִ֗ים וַיִּרְא֤וּ אֶת־הַנְּבֵלָה֙ מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְאֶת־הָ֣אַרְיֵ֔ה עֹמֵ֖ד אֵ֣צֶל הַנְּבֵלָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ בָעִ֔יר אֲשֶׁ֛ר הַנָּבִ֥יא הַזָּקֵ֖ן יֹשֵׁ֥ב בָּֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshema֣ hanּabiy'֮ 'ashshe֣r heshshiyb֣o min-hadּereke֒ vayּo֨'mer֙ 'i֣yshsh ha'elohi֣ym h֔u 'ashshe֥r mara֖h 'et-pּi֣y yehva֑h vayּitּene֨hu yehva֜h la'areye֗h vaֽyּishshebּere֨hu֙ vayemite֔hu kּideba֥r yehva֖h 'ashshe֥r dּibּer-lֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When the prophet who had brought him back from his journey heard of it, he said, 'It is the man of God who defied the word of the LORD. The LORD has given him over to the lion, which has mauled him and killed him, as the word of the LORD had warned him.'

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע הַנָּבִיא֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֱשִׁיב֣וֹ מִן־הַדֶּרֶךְ֒ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֣ים ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָרָ֖ה אֶת־פִּ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּ יְהוָ֜ה לָאַרְיֵ֗ה וַֽיִּשְׁבְּרֵ֨הוּ֙ וַיְמִתֵ֔הוּ כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּר־לֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֤r 'el-bּanayv֙ le'mo֔r chibeshshu-li֖y 'eֽt-hacham֑or vaֽyּachaboֽshshu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The prophet said to his sons, 'Saddle the donkey for me,' and they did so.

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר אֶל־בָּנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר חִבְשׁוּ־לִ֖י אֶֽת־הַחֲמ֑וֹר וַֽיַּחֲבֹֽשׁוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֗leke vayּimetza֤ 'et-nibelato֙ mushshele֣ket bּadּe֔reke vֽachamor֙ veha֣'areye֔h 'omedi֖ym 'e֣tzel hanּebela֑h loֽ'-'aka֤l haֽ'areyeh֙ 'et-hanּebela֔h velo֥ shshaba֖r 'eֽt-hachamֽor׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He went out and found the body lying on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had not eaten the body or mauled the donkey.

וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַיִּמְצָ֤א אֶת־נִבְלָתוֹ֙ מֻשְׁלֶ֣כֶת בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וַֽחֲמוֹר֙ וְהָ֣אַרְיֵ֔ה עֹמְדִ֖ים אֵ֣צֶל הַנְּבֵלָ֑ה לֹֽא־אָכַ֤ל הָֽאַרְיֵה֙ אֶת־הַנְּבֵלָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א שָׁבַ֖ר אֶֽת־הַחֲמֽוֹר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishsּa֨ hanּabi֜y 'et-nibela֧t 'iyshsh-ha'elohi֛ym vayּanּiche֥hu 'eֽl-hacham֖or vayeshshiybe֑hu vayּabo֗ 'el-'iyr֙ hanּabi֣y hazּaqe֔n lisepּo֖d uleqaberֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So the prophet picked up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back to his own city to mourn for him and bury him.

וַיִּשָּׂ֨א הַנָּבִ֜יא אֶת־נִבְלַ֧ת אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים וַיַּנִּחֵ֥הוּ אֶֽל־הַחֲמ֖וֹר וַיְשִׁיבֵ֑הוּ וַיָּבֹ֗א אֶל־עִיר֙ הַנָּבִ֣יא הַזָּקֵ֔ן לִסְפֹּ֖ד וּלְקָבְרֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּanּa֥ch 'et-nibelat֖o bּeqiber֑o vayּisepּed֥u 'ala֖yv h֥oy 'achiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then he laid the body in his own tomb, and they mourned over him and said, 'Alas, my brother!'

וַיַּנַּ֥ח אֶת־נִבְלָת֖וֹ בְּקִבְר֑וֹ וַיִּסְפְּד֥וּ עָלָ֖יו ה֥וֹי אָחִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy֮ 'achare֣y qaber֣o 'oto֒ vayּo֤'mer 'el-bּanayv֙ le'mo֔r bּemotiy֙ uqebaretּe֣m 'oti֔y bּaqּe֕ber 'ashshe֛r 'i֥yshsh ha'elohi֖ym qab֣ur bּ֑o 'e֚tzel 'atzemota֔yv hanּi֖ychu 'et-'atzemotaֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)After burying him, he said to his sons, 'When I die, bury me in the tomb where the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones.'

וַיְהִי֮ אַחֲרֵ֣י קָבְר֣וֹ אֹתוֹ֒ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־בָּנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בְּמוֹתִי֙ וּקְבַרְתֶּ֣ם אֹתִ֔י בַּקֶּ֕בֶר אֲשֶׁ֛ר אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים קָב֣וּר בּ֑וֹ אֵ֚צֶל עַצְמֹתָ֔יו הַנִּ֖יחוּ אֶת־עַצְמֹתָֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiy֩ hayo֨h yiheye֜h hadּaba֗r 'ashshe֤r qara'֙ bּideba֣r yehva֔h 'al-hamּizebּe֖cha 'ashshe֣r bּebeֽyt-'e֑l ve'al֙ kּal-bּatּe֣y habּam֔ot 'ashshe֖r bּe'are֥y shshomerֽon׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)'For the message he declared by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the towns of Samaria will certainly come true.'

כִּי֩ הָיֹ֨ה יִהְיֶ֜ה הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר קָרָא֙ בִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וְעַל֙ כָּל־בָּתֵּ֣י הַבָּמ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּעָרֵ֥י שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): achar֙ hadּaba֣r hazּe֔h loֽ'-shsha֥b yarabe'a֖m midּarekּ֣o hara'a֑h va֠yּashshab vayּa֜'ashs miqetz֤ot ha'am֙ kּohane֣y bam֔ot heֽchapetz֙ yemalּe֣ 'et-yad֔o viyhi֖y kּohane֥y bamֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Even after this, Jeroboam did not change his evil ways, but once more appointed priests for the high places from all sorts of people. Anyone who wanted to become a priest he consecrated for the high places.

אַחַר֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לֹֽא־שָׁ֥ב יָרָבְעָ֖ם מִדַּרְכּ֣וֹ הָרָעָ֑ה וַ֠יָּשָׁב וַיַּ֜עַשׂ מִקְצ֤וֹת הָעָם֙ כֹּהֲנֵ֣י בָמ֔וֹת הֶֽחָפֵץ֙ יְמַלֵּ֣א אֶת־יָד֔וֹ וִיהִ֖י כֹּהֲנֵ֥י בָמֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy֙ bּadּaba֣r hazּe֔h lechatּa֖'t bּe֣yt yarabe'a֑m ulehakechiyd֙ ulehashshemi֔yd me'a֖l pּene֥y ha'adamaֽh׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)This was the sin of the house of Jeroboam that led to its downfall and to its destruction from the face of the earth.

וַיְהִי֙ בַּדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לְחַטַּ֖את בֵּ֣ית יָרָבְעָ֑ם וּלְהַכְחִיד֙ וּלְהַשְׁמִ֔יד מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃פ