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But they said, "Stand aside." Furthermore, they said, "This one came in as an alien, and already he is acting like a judge; now we will treat you worse than them." So they pressed hard against Lot and came near to break the door.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
But they said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ vai·yo·me·ru
"Stand to draw near, approach Verb H5066 גֶּשׁ־ gesh-
aside." out there, onwards, further Adverb H1973 הָ֗לְאָה ha·le·'ah
Furthermore, they said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ vai·yo·me·ru
"This one one Adjective H259 הָאֶחָ֤ד ha·'e·chad
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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came to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 בָּֽא־ ba-
in as an alien, to sojourn Verb H1481 לָגוּר֙ la·gur
and already to judge, govern Verb H8199 וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֣ט vai·yish·pot
he is acting like a judge; to judge, govern Verb H8199 שָׁפֹ֔וט sha·fo·vt,
now now Adverb H6258 עַתָּ֕ה at·tah
we will treat you worse to be evil, bad Verb H7489 נָרַ֥ע na·ra
than from H4480    
them." So they pressed to push, press Verb H6484 וַיִּפְצְר֨וּ vai·yif·tze·ru
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hard muchness, force, abundance Adjective H3966 מְאֹ֔ד me·'od,
against Lot Abraham's nephew Noun H3876 בְּלֹוט֙ be·lo·vt
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and came near to draw near, approach Verb H5066 וַֽיִּגְּשׁ֖וּ vai·yig·ge·shu
to break to break, break in pieces Verb H7665 לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר lish·bor
the door. a door Noun H1817 הַדָּֽלֶת׃ had·da·let.

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Lot

Lot [N] [H] [S]   Lot, (Heb. lot), a covering; veil, the son of Haran, and nephew of Abraham ( Genesis 11:27 ). On the death of his father, he was left in charge of his grandfather Terah (31), after whose death he accompanied his uncle Abraham into Canaan ( 12:5 ), thence into Egypt (10), and back again to Canaan ( 13:1 ). After this he separated from him and settled in Sodom ( 13:5-13 ). Th... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 But they said, "Stand aside." Furthermore, they said, "This one came in as an alien, and already he is acting like a judge; now we will treat you worse than them." So they pressed hard against Lot and came near to break the door.
King James Bible But And they said, "Stand aside." Furthermore, Stand back. And they said, "This said again, This one fellow came in as an alien, to sojourn, and already he is acting like a judge; now we will treat you needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than them." So with them. And they pressed hard against Lot sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
Hebrew Greek English But they said, "Stand aside." Furthermore, they said, "This one came in as an alien, and already he is acting like a judge; now we will treat you worse than them." So they pressed hard against Lot and came near to break the door.