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Obadiah

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"On the day that you stood aloof, On the day that strangers carried off his wealth, And foreigners entered his gate And cast lots for Jerusalem-- You too were as one of them.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"On the day day Noun H3117 בְּיֹום֙ be·yo·vm
that you stood to take one's stand, stand Verb H5975 עֲמָֽדְךָ֣ a·ma·de·cha
aloof, from H4480    
On the day day Noun H3117 בְּיֹ֛ום be·yo·vm
Analysis:
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that strangers to be a stranger Verb H2114 זָרִ֖ים za·rim
carried off to take captive Verb H7617 שְׁבֹ֥ות she·vo·vt
his wealth, strength, efficiency, wealth, army Noun H2428 חֵילֹ֑ו chei·lov;
And foreigners foreign, alien Adjective H5237 וְנָכְרִ֞ים ve·na·che·rim
entered to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 בָּ֣אוּ ba·'u
his gate a gate Noun H8179 (שְׁעָרָ֗יו she·'a·rav
And cast to cast a lot Verb H3032 יַדּ֣וּ yad·du
lots a lot (for casting) Noun H1486 גֹורָ֔ל go·v·ral,
for Jerusalem-- probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr. Noun H3389 יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ ye·ru·sha·lim
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You too also, moreover, yea Adverb H1571 גַּם־ gam-
were as one one Adjective H259 כְּאַחַ֥ד ke·'a·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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Lot

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "On the day that you stood aloof, On the day that strangers carried off his wealth, And foreigners entered his gate And cast lots for Jerusalem-- You too were as one of them.
King James Bible "On In the day that you stood aloof, On thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried off away captive his wealth, And forces, and foreigners entered into his gate And gates, and cast lots for Jerusalem-- You too were upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.
Hebrew Greek English "On the day that you stood aloof, On the day that strangers carried off his wealth, And foreigners entered his gate And cast lots for Jerusalem-- You too were as one of them.