1)
Why did he say that he may not return with him, nor eat?
1.
Malbim: I may not return with you, for then I backtrack [part of] my path from Beis Kel. I may not eat in this place forever.
Why did he say that he may not return with him, nor eat?
Malbim: I may not return with you, for then I backtrack [part of] my path from Beis Kel. I may not eat in this place forever.