New American Standard Bible 1995

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Ecclesiastes

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and the doors on the street are shut as the sound of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise at the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song will sing softly.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
and the doors a door Noun H1817 דְלָתַ֙יִם֙ de·la·ta·yim
on the street a street Noun H7784 בַּשּׁ֔וּק ba·shuk,
are shut to shut, close Verb H5462 וְסֻגְּר֤וּ ve·sug·ge·ru
as the sound sound, voice Noun H6963 קֹ֣ול ko·vl
of the grinding mill a mill Noun H2913 הַֽטַּחֲנָ֑ה hat·ta·cha·nah;
is low, low Adjective H8217 בִּשְׁפַ֖ל bish·fal
and one will arise to arise, stand up, stand Verb H6965 וְיָקוּם֙ ve·ya·kum
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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at the sound sound, voice Noun H6963 לְקֹ֣ול le·ko·vl
of the bird, a bird Noun H6833 הַצִּפֹּ֔ור ha·tzip·po·vr,
and all the whole, all Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
the daughters daughter Noun H1323 בְּנֹ֥ות be·no·vt
of song song Noun H7892 הַשִּֽׁיר׃ ha·shir.
will sing softly. to bow, be bowed down, crouch Verb H7817 וְיִשַּׁ֖חוּ ve·yi·sha·chu

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New American Standard Bible 1995 and the doors on the street are shut as the sound of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise at the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song will sing softly.
King James Bible and And the doors on the street are shall be shut as in the streets, when the sound of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise he shall rise up at the sound voice of the bird, and all the daughters of song will sing softly.musick shall be brought low;
Hebrew Greek English and the doors on the street are shut as the sound of the grinding mill is low, and one will arise at the sound of the bird, and all the daughters of song will sing softly.