New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Kings

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therefore behold, I am bringing calamity on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every male person, both bond and free in Israel, and I will make a clean sweep of the house of Jeroboam, as one sweeps away dung until it is all gone.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
therefore so, thus Adjective H3651 לָכֵ֗ן la·chen
behold, lo! behold! H2009    
I am bringing to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 מֵבִ֤יא me·vi
calamity evil, misery, distress, injury H7463    
on the house a house Noun H1004 בֵּ֣ית beit
of Jeroboam, "the people increase," the name of two Isr. kings Noun H3379 יָרָבְעָ֔ם ya·ra·ve·'am,
Analysis:
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and will cut off to cut off, cut down Verb H3772 וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י ve·hich·rat·ti
from Jeroboam "the people increase," the name of two Isr. kings Noun H3379 לְיָֽרָבְעָם֙ le·ya·ra·ve·'am
Analysis:
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every male to urinate Verb H8366 מַשְׁתִּ֣ין mash·tin
person, both bond to restrain, retain Verb H6113 עָצ֥וּר a·tzur
and free to leave, forsake, loose Verb H5800 וְעָז֖וּב ve·'a·zuv
in Israel, "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל be·yis·ra·'el;
Analysis:
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and I will make to burn, consume Verb H1197 וּבִֽעַרְתִּי֙ u·vi·'ar·ti
a clean sweep to burn, consume Verb H1197 יְבַעֵ֥ר ye·va·'er
of the house a house Noun H1004 בֵית־ veit-
of Jeroboam, "the people increase," the name of two Isr. kings Noun H3379 יָרָבְעָ֔ם ya·ra·ve·'am,
Analysis:
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as one sweeps away to burn, consume Verb H1197    
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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dung dung Noun H1557 הַגָּלָ֖ל hag·ga·lal
until as far as, even to, up to, until, while Prepostion H5704 עַד־ ad-
it is all gone. to be complete or finished Verb H8552 תֻּמֹּֽו׃ tum·mov.

Locations

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

People

Jeroboam

Jeroboam [N] [H] [S] increase of the people.  The son of Nebat ( 1 Kings 11:26-39 ), "an Ephrathite," the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of Zereda, and while still young was promoted by Solomon to be chief superintendent of the "burnden", i.e., of the bands of forced labourers. Influenced by the words of the prophet... View Details

Jeroboam

Jeroboam [N] [H] [S] increase of the people.  The son of Nebat ( 1 Kings 11:26-39 ), "an Ephrathite," the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of Zereda, and while still young was promoted by Solomon to be chief superintendent of the "burnden", i.e., of the bands of forced labourers. Influenced by the words of the prophet... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 therefore behold, I am bringing calamity on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every male person, both bond and free in Israel, and I will make a clean sweep of the house of Jeroboam, as one sweeps away dung until it is all gone.
King James Bible therefore Therefore, behold, I am bringing calamity on will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every male person, both bond him that pisseth against the wall, and free him that is shut up and left in Israel, and I will make a clean sweep take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as one sweeps a man taketh away dung until dung, till it is be all gone.
Hebrew Greek English therefore behold, I am bringing calamity on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every male person, both bond and free in Israel, and I will make a clean sweep of the house of Jeroboam, as one sweeps away dung until it is all gone.