What Does 1 Kings 13:19 Mean in the King James?
So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
The deception becomes visible as a turn: before he eats, he has already gone back toward the voice that claimed authority.
THE MEANING
A claim of sacred authority can turn you back toward the speaker you have left; the meal follows that turn. Bread and water make the shift tangible: the voice you hear becomes hospitality you receive.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
A voice does not become trustworthy simply by claiming that an angel delivered its message.
THE ROOT
וַיָּשָׁב
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GROWS FROM
שׁוּב
to turn back, return
English makes “went back” sound like a change of location; שׁוּב (shuv, “turn back, return”) makes the reversal of direction audible. The turn is already happening before the bread and water are received.
ALSO GROWS
yeshovev: To restore or bring back.
יְשׁוֹבֵב
In Psalm 23:3, this same root describes restoration; a return can bring someone back to wholeness, depending on where it leads.
meshubah: A turning away or backsliding.
מְשׁוּבָה
This branch shows that a return or turn can also lead away; direction gives the movement its consequence.
THE PATTERN
False guidance often gains entry by wearing a trusted voice or sacred appearance.
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.THE THREAD
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.The Hebrew יְשׁוֹבֵב (yeshovev, “restores, brings back”) in “He restoreth” shares the root שׁוּב (shuv, “turn back, return”) with “went back” here. The same root can name a return toward restoration or a turn toward a misleading voice; the direction matters.
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