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:

But he said: I must not return, nor go with thee, neither will I eat bread, nor drink 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,

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;

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.