1 Raja-raja 13:1

13:1 Just then ¹  a prophet ²  from Judah, sent by the Lord, arrived in Bethel, ³  as Jeroboam was standing near the altar ready to offer a sacrifice.

1 Raja-raja 13:14

13:14 and took off after the prophet, ⁴  whom he found sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, “Are you the prophet ⁵  from Judah?” He answered, “Yes, I am.”

[13:1]  ¹ tn Heb “Look.” The Hebrew particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) is a rhetorical device by which the author invites the reader to visualize the scene for dramatic effect.

[13:1]  ² tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:1]  ³ tn Heb “came by the word of the Lord to Bethel.”

[13:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “the man of God.”