New American Standard Bible 1995

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'If an alien sojourns among you and observes the Passover to the LORD, according to the statute of the Passover and according to its ordinance, so he shall do; you shall have one statute, both for the alien and for the native of the land.'"

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
If that, for, when Conjunction H3588 וְכִֽי־ ve·chi-
an alien a sojourner Noun H1616 גֵּ֗ר ger
sojourns to sojourn Verb H1481 יָג֨וּר ya·gur
among with (denoting proximity) Prepostion H854 אִתְּכֶ֜ם it·te·chem
you and observes do, make Verb H6213 וְעָ֤שָֽׂה ve·'a·sah
the Passover passover Noun H6453 פֶ֙סַח֙ fe·sach
to the LORD, the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 לַֽיהוָ֔ה Yah·weh
according to the statute something prescribed, an enactment, statute Noun H2708 כְּחֻקַּ֥ת ke·chuk·kat
of the Passover passover Noun H6453 הַפֶּ֛סַח hap·pe·sach
and according to its ordinance, judgment Noun H4941 וּכְמִשְׁפָּטֹ֖ו u·che·mish·pa·tov
so so, thus Adjective H3651 כֵּ֣ן ken
he shall do; do, make Verb H6213 יַעֲשֶׂ֑ה ya·'a·seh;
you shall have to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 יִהְיֶ֣ה yih·yeh
one one Adjective H259 אַחַת֙ a·chat
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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statute, something prescribed, an enactment, statute Noun H2708 חֻקָּ֤ה chuk·kah
both for the alien a sojourner Noun H1616 וְלַגֵּ֖ר ve·lag·ger
and for the native a native Noun H249 וּלְאֶזְרַ֥ח u·le·'ez·rach
of the land.'" earth, land Noun H776 הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ha·'a·retz.

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Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 'If an alien sojourns among you and observes the Passover to the LORD, according to the statute of the Passover and according to its ordinance, so he shall do; you shall have one statute, both for the alien and for the native of the land.'"
King James Bible 'If an alien sojourns And if a stranger shall sojourn among you you, and observes will keep the Passover to passover unto the LORD, LORD; according to the statute ordinance of the Passover passover, and according to its ordinance, the manner thereof, so he shall do; you he do: ye shall have one statute, ordinance, both for the alien stranger, and for the native of him that was born in the land.'"
Hebrew Greek English 'If an alien sojourns among you and observes the Passover to the LORD, according to the statute of the Passover and according to its ordinance, so he shall do; you shall have one statute, both for the alien and for the native of the land.'"