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2 Samuel

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So the king said, "Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?" And the woman replied, "As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. Indeed, it was your servant Joab who commanded me, and it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant;

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ham·me·lech,
Analysis:
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said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai·yo·mer
"Is the hand hand Noun H3027 הֲיַ֥ד ha·yad
of Joab "the LORD is father," three Isr. Noun H3097 יֹואָ֛ב yo·v·'av
Analysis:
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with you in all the whole, all Noun H3605 בְּכָל־ be·chol-
this?" this, here H2088    
And the woman woman, wife, female Noun H802 הָאִשָּׁ֣ה ha·'i·shah
replied, to answer, respond Verb H6030 וַתַּ֣עַן vat·ta·'an
"As your soul a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion Noun H5315 נַפְשְׁךָ֩ naf·she·cha
lives, alive, living Adjective H2416 חֵֽי־ chei-
my lord lord Noun H113 אֲדֹנִ֨י a·do·ni
the king, king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ham·me·lech
no if Conjunction H518 אִם־ im-
one can turn to the right to go to or choose the right, to use the right hand Verb H3231 לְהֵמִ֣ין le·he·min
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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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or to the left to take the left Verb H8041 וּלְהַשְׂמִ֗יל u·le·has·mil
from anything the whole, all Noun H3605 מִכֹּ֤ל mik·kol
that my lord lord Noun H113 אֲדֹנִ֣י a·do·ni
the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ham·me·lech,
has spoken. to speak Verb H1696 דִּבֶּר֙ dib·ber
Indeed, that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּֽי־ ki-
it was your servant slave, servant Noun H5650 עַבְדְּךָ֤ av·de·cha
Joab "the LORD is father," three Isr. Noun H3097 יֹואָב֙ yo·v·'av
Analysis:
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who he, she, it Pronoun H1931 ה֣וּא hu
commanded to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order Verb H6680 צִוָּ֔נִי tziv·va·ni,
me, and it was he who put to put, place, set Verb H7760 ם m
all the whole, all Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
these these Pronoun H428 הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ ha·'el·leh.
words speech, word Noun H1697 הַדְּבָרִ֖ים had·de·va·rim
in the mouth mouth Noun H6310 בְּפִ֣י be·fi
of your maidservant; maid, maidservant Noun H8198 שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔ shif·cha·te·cha,

Locations

Put

PUTput (puT; Phoud, in Genesis and Chronicles, variant for Genesis Phout, for Chronicles, Phouth):1. Renderings:In consequence of the identification at the time, the prophets have "Libya" (Libues), except Nab 3:9, where the Greek renders the word as phuge, "flight." The Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has "Phut," "Phuth," and in the Prophets "Li... View Details

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a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

Joab

Joab  Jehovah is his father.  One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David's sister, and "captain of the host" during the whole of David's reign ( 2 Samuel 2:13 ;  10:7 ;  11:1 ;  1 Kings 11:15 ). His father's name is nowhere mentioned, although his sepulchre at Bethlehem is mentioned ( 2 Samuel 2:32 ). His two brothers were Abishai and Asahe... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 So the king said, "Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?" And the woman replied, "As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. Indeed, it was your servant Joab who commanded me, and it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant;
King James Bible So And the king said, "Is Is not the hand of Joab with you thee in all this?" this? And the woman replied, "As your answered and said, As thy soul lives, liveth, my lord the king, no one none can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything ought that my lord the king has spoken. Indeed, it was your hath spoken: for thy servant Joab who commanded Joab, he bade me, and it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant;thine handmaid:
Hebrew Greek English So the king said, "Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?" And the woman replied, "As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken. Indeed, it was your servant Joab who commanded me, and it was he who put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant;