New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Kings

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When these lepers came to the outskirts of the camp, they entered one tent and ate and drank, and carried from there silver and gold and clothes, and went and hid them; and they returned and entered another tent and carried from there also, and went and hid them.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
When these these Pronoun H428 הָאֵ֜לֶּה ha·'el·leh
lepers to be struck with leprosy, to be leprous Verb H6879 הַֽמְצֹרָעִ֨ים ham·tzo·ra·'im
came to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וַיָּבֹאוּ֩ vai·ya·vo·'u
to the outskirts end, extremity Noun H7097 קְצֵ֣ה ke·tzeh
of the camp, an encampment, camp Noun H4264 הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗ה ham·ma·cha·neh
they entered to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ vai·ya·vo·'u
one one Adjective H259 אֶחָד֙ 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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tent a tent Noun H168 אֹ֤הֶל o·hel
and ate to eat Verb H398 וַיֹּאכְל֣וּ vai·yo·che·lu
and drank, to drink Verb H8354 וַיִּשְׁתּ֔וּ vai·yish·tu,
and carried to lift, carry, take Verb H5375 וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ vai·yis·'u
from there there, thither Adverb H8033 מִשָּׁ֗ם mi·sham
silver silver, money Noun H3701 כֶּ֤סֶף ke·sef
and gold gold Noun H2091 וְזָהָב֙ ve·za·hav
and clothes, a garment, covering Noun H899 וּבְגָדִ֔ים u·ve·ga·dim,
and went to go, come, walk Verb H1980 וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ vai·ye·le·chu
and hid to hide, conceal Verb H2934 וַיַּטְמִ֑נוּ vai·yat·mi·nu;
[them]; and they returned to turn back, return Verb H7725 וַיָּשֻׁ֗בוּ vai·ya·shu·vu
and entered to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ vai·ya·vo·'u
another another Adjective H312 אַחֵ֔ר a·cher,
tent a tent Noun H168 אֹ֣הֶל o·hel
and carried to lift, carry, take Verb H5375 וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ vai·yis·'u
from there there, thither Adverb H8033 מִשָּׁ֔ם mi·sham,
[also], and went to go, come, walk Verb H1980 וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ vai·ye·le·chu
and hid to hide, conceal Verb H2934 וַיַּטְמִֽנוּ׃ vai·yat·mi·nu.
[them].      

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New American Standard Bible 1995 When these lepers came to the outskirts of the camp, they entered one tent and ate and drank, and carried from there silver and gold and clothes, and went and hid them; and they returned and entered another tent and carried from there also, and went and hid them.
King James Bible When And when these lepers came to the outskirts uttermost part of the camp, they entered went into one tent tent, and ate did eat and drank, drink, and carried from there silver thence silver, and gold gold, and clothes, raiment, and went and hid them; it; and they returned came again, and entered into another tent tent, and carried from there thence also, and went and hid them.it.
Hebrew Greek English When these lepers came to the outskirts of the camp, they entered one tent and ate and drank, and carried from there silver and gold and clothes, and went and hid them; and they returned and entered another tent and carried from there also, and went and hid them.