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1 Kings 13:7

And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.

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וַיְדַבֵּ֤רvaydaberand speakדָבַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and speak”, the next action in the storyH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙hamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אִ֣ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםhaelohimthe Godאֱלֹהִיםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.בֹּאָהboahto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “to come”, a commandH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אִתִּ֥יitiamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.הַבַּ֖יְתָהhabaytahthe familyבַּיִתdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “the family”, the ordinary formH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…וּֽסְעָ֑דָהuseadahand comfortסָעַדconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “and comfort”, a commandH5582to suport (mostly figurative)comfort, establish, hold up, refresh self, strengthen, be upholden.וְאֶתְּנָ֥הveetnahand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and give”, a determination or requestH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לְךָ֖lekhatoלְךָ֖preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toמַתָּֽתmatatgiftמַתָּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “gift”, the ordinary formH4991a presentgift.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the king said unto the man of God: 'Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the king speaketh unto the man of God, 'Come in with me to the house, and refresh thyself, and I give to thee a gift.'

World English Bible

The king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”

Darby Translation

And the king said to the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a present.

Douay-Rheims

And the king said to the man of God: Come home with me to dine, and I will make thee presents.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the king said unto the man of God: 'Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the king said to the man of God, Enter with me into the house, and dine, and I will give thee a gift.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐλάλησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον τοῦ Θεοῦ, εἴσελθε μετʼ ἐμοῦ εἰς οἶκον, καὶ ἀρίστησον, καὶ δώσω σοι δόμα.