New American Standard Bible 1995

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Nehemiah

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28

Even one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite, so I drove him away from me.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Even one of the sons son Noun H1121 וּמִבְּנֵ֨י u·mib·be·nei
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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of Joiada, "the LORD knows," the name of several Isr. H3077    
Analysis:
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the son son Noun H1121 בֶּן־ ben-
of Eliashib "God restores," the name of several Isr. Noun H475 אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ el·ya·shiv
the high great Adjective H1419 הַגָּדֹ֔ול hag·ga·do·vl,
priest, priest Noun H3548 הַכֹּהֵ֣ן hak·ko·hen
was a son-in-law daughter's husband, bridegroom Noun H2860 חָתָ֖ן cha·tan
of Sanballat a Samaritan leader Noun H5571 לְסַנְבַלַּ֣ט le·san·val·lat
Analysis:
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the Horonite, inhab. of Beth-horon Noun H2772 הַחֹרֹנִ֑י ha·cho·ro·ni;
so I drove him away to go through, flee Verb H1272 וָאַבְרִיחֵ֖הוּ va·'av·ri·che·hu
from me.      

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Sanballat

Sanballat [N] [H] [S] held some place of authority in Samaria when Nehemiah went up to Jerusalem to rebuild its ruined walls. He vainly attempted to hinder this work ( Nehemiah 2:10Nehemiah 2:19 ;  4:1-12 ;  6 ). His daughter became the wife of one of the sons of Joiada, a son of the high priest, much to the grief of ( Nehemiah 13:28 ).    These dictionary topics are from... View Details

Joiada

Joiada  (whom Jehovah favours) = Jehoiada.  Nehemiah 3:6 .  One of the high priests ( Nehemiah 12:10  Nehemiah 12:11  Nehemiah 12:22 ).    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.  

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Even one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite, so I drove him away from me.
King James Bible Even And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of son in law to Sanballat the Horonite, so Horonite: therefore I drove chased him away from me.
Hebrew Greek English Even one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite, so I drove him away from me.