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Bishop's Bible
1 Kings 13:16
He aunswered: I may not returne with thee, to go in with thee: neither wyl I eate bread, or drinke water with thee in this place.
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Christian Standard Bible®
But he answered, “I cannot go back with you or accompany you; I will not eat food or drink water with you in this place.
But he answered, “I cannot go back with you or accompany you; I will not eat food or drink water with you in this place.
Hebrew Names Version
He said, I may not return with you, nor go in with you; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place:
He said, I may not return with you, nor go in with you; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place:
King James Version
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:
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:
English Standard Version
And he said, "I may not return with you, or go in with you, neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place,
And he said, "I may not return with you, or go in with you, neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place,
New Century Version
"I can't go home with you," the man of God answered. "I can't eat or drink with you in this place.
"I can't go home with you," the man of God answered. "I can't eat or drink with you in this place.
New English Translation
But he replied, "I can't go back with you or eat and drink with you in this place.
But he replied, "I can't go back with you or eat and drink with you in this place.
Amplified Bible
He said, "I cannot return with you nor go in with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
He said, "I cannot return with you nor go in with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
New American Standard Bible
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.
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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But he answered, I may not returne with thee, nor go in with thee, neither wil I eate bread nor drinke water with thee in this place.
But he answered, I may not returne with thee, nor go in with thee, neither wil I eate bread nor drinke water with thee in this place.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he said, "I cannot return with you, nor go with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
And he said, "I cannot return with you, nor go with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
Contemporary English Version
"I can't go back with you," the prophet replied, "and I can't eat or drink anything with you.
"I can't go back with you," the prophet replied, "and I can't eat or drink anything with you.
Complete Jewish Bible
He replied, "I cannot return with you or partake of your hospitality, nor will I eat food or drink water with you in this place;
He replied, "I cannot return with you or partake of your hospitality, nor will I eat food or drink water with you in this place;
Darby Translation
And he said, I cannot return with thee, nor go in with thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place.
And he said, I cannot return with thee, nor go in with thee; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place.
Easy-to-Read Version
But the man of God said, "I cannot go home with you. I cannot eat or drink anything in this place.
But the man of God said, "I cannot go home with you. I cannot eat or drink anything in this place.
George Lamsa Translation
And he answered. I cannot return with you nor go to your house; neither will I eat bread with you, nor drink water in this place;
And he answered. I cannot return with you nor go to your house; neither will I eat bread with you, nor drink water in this place;
Good News Translation
But the prophet from Judah answered, "I can't go home with you or accept your hospitality. And I won't eat or drink anything with you here,
But the prophet from Judah answered, "I can't go home with you or accept your hospitality. And I won't eat or drink anything with you here,
Lexham English Bible
Then he said, "I am not able to return with you or to go with you. I will not eat food nor will I drink water with you in this place.
Then he said, "I am not able to return with you or to go with you. I will not eat food nor will I drink water with you in this place.
Literal Translation
And he said, I am not able to go back with you, and to go in with you, nor may I eat bread or drink water with you in this place;
And he said, I am not able to go back with you, and to go in with you, nor may I eat bread or drink water with you in this place;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sayde: I maye not turne backe with the, and come with the. Nether wyll I eate bred, ner drynke water with the in this place:
He sayde: I maye not turne backe with the, and come with the. Nether wyll I eate bred, ner drynke water with the in this place:
American Standard Version
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:
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:
Bible in Basic English
But he said, I may not go back with you or go into your house; and I will not take food or a drink of water with you in this place;
But he said, I may not go back with you or go into your house; and I will not take food or a drink of water with you in this place;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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.
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.
King James Version (1611)
And he said, I may not returne with thee, nor goe in with thee: neither will I eat bread, nor drinke water with thee in this place.
And he said, I may not returne with thee, nor goe in with thee: neither will I eat bread, nor drinke water with thee in this place.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said, I shall not by any means be able to return with thee, neither will I eat bread, neither will I drink water in this place.
And he said, I shall not by any means be able to return with thee, neither will I eat bread, neither will I drink water in this place.
English Revised Version
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:
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:
Berean Standard Bible
But the man replied, "I cannot return with you or eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
But the man replied, "I cannot return with you or eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide, Y may not turne ayen, nether come with thee, nether Y schal ete breed, nether Y schal drynke water in this place;
And he seide, Y may not turne ayen, nether come with thee, nether Y schal ete breed, nether Y schal drynke water in this place;
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, `I am not able to turn back with thee, and to go in with thee, nor do I eat bread or drink with thee water in this place,
And he saith, `I am not able to turn back with thee, and to go in with thee, nor do I eat bread or drink with thee water in this place,
Update Bible Version
And he said, I may not return with you, nor go in with you; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place:
And he said, I may not return with you, nor go in with you; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place:
Webster's Bible Translation
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:
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:
World English Bible
He said, I may not return with you, nor go in with you; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place:
He said, I may not return with you, nor go in with you; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place:
New King James Version
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.
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.
New Living Translation
"No, I cannot," he replied. "I am not allowed to eat or drink anything here in this place.
"No, I cannot," he replied. "I am not allowed to eat or drink anything here in this place.
New Life Bible
And he said, "I cannot return with you or go with you. I will not eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
And he said, "I cannot return with you or go with you. I will not eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
New Revised Standard
But he said, "I cannot return with you, or go in with you; nor will I eat food or drink water with you in this place;
But he said, "I cannot return with you, or go in with you; nor will I eat food or drink water with you in this place;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said - I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee, - neither will I eat bread or drink water with thee, in this place;
And he said - I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee, - neither will I eat bread or drink water with thee, in this place;
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he said: I must not return, nor go with thee, neither will I eat bread, or drink water in this place:
But he said: I must not return, nor go with thee, neither will I eat bread, or drink water in this place:
Revised Standard Version
And he said, "I may not return with you, or go in with you; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place;
And he said, "I may not return with you, or go in with you; neither will I eat bread nor drink water with you in this place;
THE MESSAGE
"Sorry, I can't do that," the holy man said. "I can neither go back with you nor eat with you in this country. I'm under strict orders from God : ‘Don't eat a crumb; don't drink a drop; and don't come back the way you came.'"
"Sorry, I can't do that," the holy man said. "I can neither go back with you nor eat with you in this country. I'm under strict orders from God : ‘Don't eat a crumb; don't drink a drop; and don't come back the way you came.'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said, "I cannot return with you, nor go with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
He said, "I cannot return with you, nor go with you, nor will I eat bread or drink water with you in this place.
Contextual Overview
11 And there dwelt an olde prophet in Bethel, and his sonnes came and tolde him al the workes that the man of God had done that day in Bethel, and the wordes which he had spoken vnto the king tolde they their father also. 12 And their father sayde vnto them: What way went he? And his sonnes shewed him what way the man of God went which came from Iuda. 13 And he saide vnto his sonnes: Saddle me the asse. Which when they had saddled, he gat him vp thereon, 14 And went after the man of God, and founde him sytting vnder a tree, and he said vnto him: Art thou the man of God that camest from Iuda? And he sayde, I am. 15 He sayde vnto him: Come home with me, and eate bread. 16 He aunswered: I may not returne with thee, to go in with thee: neither wyl I eate bread, or drinke water with thee in this place. 17 For it was saide to me in the word of the Lord: Thou shalt eate no bread, nor drinke water there, nor turne againe to go by the way that thou camest. 18 He saide vnto him: I am a prophet also as well as thou, and an angell spake vnto me in the word of the Lorde, saying: Bryng him againe with thee into thyne house, that he may eate bread, & drinke water. [And] he lyed vnto him. 19 And so he went againe with him, and did eate bread in his house, and drancke water. 20 And it fortuned, that as they sat at the table, the word of the Lorde came vnto the prophet that brought him againe:
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
1 Kings 13:8, 1 Kings 13:9, Genesis 3:1-3, Numbers 22:13, Numbers 22:19, Matthew 4:10, Matthew 16:23
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 18:4 - bread and water
Cross-References
Genesis 13:1
And so Abram gat hym vp out of Egypt, he and his wife, and al that he had, and Lot with hym, toward the South.
And so Abram gat hym vp out of Egypt, he and his wife, and al that he had, and Lot with hym, toward the South.
Genesis 13:2
And Abram was very ryche in cattell, in siluer, and in golde.
And Abram was very ryche in cattell, in siluer, and in golde.
Genesis 13:3
And he went foorth on his iourney, from the south towarde Bethel, vnto the place where his tent had ben at the begynnyng, betwene Bethel and Hai:
And he went foorth on his iourney, from the south towarde Bethel, vnto the place where his tent had ben at the begynnyng, betwene Bethel and Hai:
Genesis 13:14
And the Lorde saide vnto Abram, after that Lot was departed fro hym: Lyft vp thyne eyes nowe, and loke fro the place where thou art, northwarde, southward, eastwarde, and westward:
And the Lorde saide vnto Abram, after that Lot was departed fro hym: Lyft vp thyne eyes nowe, and loke fro the place where thou art, northwarde, southward, eastwarde, and westward:
Genesis 13:16
And I wyl make thy seede as the dust of the earth: so that yf a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seede also be numbred.
And I wyl make thy seede as the dust of the earth: so that yf a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seede also be numbred.
Genesis 13:18
Then Abram taking downe his tent, came and dwelled in the playne of Mamre, which is in Hebron, & buylded there an aulter vnto the Lorde.
Then Abram taking downe his tent, came and dwelled in the playne of Mamre, which is in Hebron, & buylded there an aulter vnto the Lorde.
Genesis 15:5
And he brought hym out, and sayde: loke vp vnto heauen, and tell the starres, if thou be able to number them. And he sayde vnto hym: euen so shall thy seede be.
And he brought hym out, and sayde: loke vp vnto heauen, and tell the starres, if thou be able to number them. And he sayde vnto hym: euen so shall thy seede be.
Genesis 17:6
I wyll make thee exceedyng fruitefull, and wyll make nations of thee, yea and kynges shall spryng out of thee.
I wyll make thee exceedyng fruitefull, and wyll make nations of thee, yea and kynges shall spryng out of thee.
Genesis 17:16
And I wyll blesse her, and geue thee a sonne of her: yea, I wyll blesse her, and she shalbe [a mother] of nations, yea & kynges of people shall sprynge of her.
And I wyll blesse her, and geue thee a sonne of her: yea, I wyll blesse her, and she shalbe [a mother] of nations, yea & kynges of people shall sprynge of her.
Genesis 17:20
And as concernyng Ismael also I haue hearde thee: for I haue blessed him, and wyll make him fruitefull, and wyl multiplie him excedingly: Twelue princes shall he beget, and I wyll make a great nation of hym.
And as concernyng Ismael also I haue hearde thee: for I haue blessed him, and wyll make him fruitefull, and wyl multiplie him excedingly: Twelue princes shall he beget, and I wyll make a great nation of hym.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee,.... Into the city, and into his house in it, being such an idolatrous place, and especially being forbidden of God:
neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place; he was resolute and determined to abide by the commandment of the Lord, though there is reason to believe that he was now both hungry and thirsty.
