New American Standard Bible 1995

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Isaiah

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For seven women will take hold of one man in that day, saying, "We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; take away our reproach!"

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
For seven seven Noun H7651 שֶׁ֨בַע she·va
women woman, wife, female Noun H802 נָשִׁ֜ים na·shim
will take hold to be or grow firm or strong, strengthen Verb H2388 וְהֶחֱזִיקוּ֩ ve·he·che·zi·ku
of one one Adjective H259 אֶחָ֗ד 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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man man Noun H376 בְּאִ֣ישׁ be·'ish
in that day, day Noun H3117 בַּיֹּ֤ום bai·yo·vm
saying, to utter, say Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֔ר le·mor,
"We will eat to eat Verb H398 נֹאכֵ֔ל no·chel,
our own bread bread, food Noun H3899 לַחְמֵ֣נוּ lach·me·nu
and wear to put on, wear, clothe, be clothed Verb H3847 נִלְבָּ֑שׁ nil·bash;
our own clothes, a wrapper, mantle Noun H8071 וְשִׂמְלָתֵ֖נוּ ve·sim·la·te·nu
only thin, only, altogether, surely H7534    
let us be called to call, proclaim, read Verb H7121 יִקָּרֵ֤א yik·ka·re
by your name; a name Noun H8034 שִׁמְךָ֙ shim·cha
take away to gather, remove Verb H622 אֱסֹ֖ף e·sof
our reproach!" a reproach Noun H2781 חֶרְפָּתֵֽנוּ׃ cher·pa·te·nu.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 For seven women will take hold of one man in that day, saying, "We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; take away our reproach!"
King James Bible For And in that day seven women will shall take hold of one man in that day, man, saying, "We We will eat our own bread bread, and wear our own clothes, apparel: only let us be called by your name; thy name, to take away our reproach!"reproach.
Hebrew Greek English For seven women will take hold of one man in that day, saying, "We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; take away our reproach!"