New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Samuel

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He said, "Good! I will make a covenant with you, but I demand one thing of you, namely, you shall not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see me."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai·yo·mer
"Good! pleasant, agreeable, good Adjective H2896 טֹ֔וב to·vv,
I will make to cut off, cut down Verb H3772 אֶכְרֹ֥ת ech·rot
a covenant a covenant Noun H1285 בְּרִ֑ית be·rit;
with you, but I demand to ask, inquire Verb H7592 שֹׁאֵ֨ל sho·'el
one one Adjective H259 אֶחָ֡ד 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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thing speech, word Noun H1697 דָּבָ֣ר da·var
of you, namely, to utter, say Verb H559 לֵאמֹר֙ le·mor
you shall not see to see Verb H7200 תִרְאֶ֣ה tir·'eh
my face face, faces Noun H6440 פָּנַ֔י pa·nai,
unless that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּ֣י ki
you first face, faces Noun H6440 לִפְנֵ֣י lif·nei
bring to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 הֱבִיאֲךָ֗ he·vi·'a·cha
Michal, wife of David Noun H4324 מִיכַ֣ל mi·chal
Saul's "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 שָׁא֔וּל sha·'ul,
daughter, daughter Noun H1323 בַּת־ bat-
when you come to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 בְּבֹאֲךָ֖ be·vo·'a·cha
to see to see Verb H7200 לִרְאֹ֥ות lir·'o·vt
me."      

People

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 He said, "Good! I will make a covenant with you, but I demand one thing of you, namely, you shall not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see me."
King James Bible He And he said, "Good! Well; I will make a covenant league with you, thee: but I demand one thing I require of you, namely, you shall thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face unless you face, except thou first bring Michal, Michal Saul's daughter, when you come thou comest to see me."my face.
Hebrew Greek English He said, "Good! I will make a covenant with you, but I demand one thing of you, namely, you shall not see my face unless you first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when you come to see me."