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Luke

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Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all,"Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Under in, on, at, by, with Prep H1722 Ἐν en
these usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-DNP H3739 οἷς ois
circumstances, in, on, at, by, with Prep H1722    
after so many thousands ten thousand, a myriad N-GFP H3461 μυριάδων muriadōn
of people a crowd, multitude, the common people N-GMS H3793 ὄχλου ochlou
had gathered together to gather together V-APP-GFP H1996 ἐπισυναχθεισῶν episunachtheisōn
that they were stepping to tread down V-PNA H2662 καταπατεῖν katapatein
on one another, of one another RecPro-AMP H240 ἀλλήλους allēlous
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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He began to rule, to begin H757    
saying to say V-PNA H3004 λέγειν legein
to His disciples a disciple N-AMP H3101 μαθητὰς mathētas
first first, chief H4413    
[of all, ]"Beware to hold to, turn to, attend to V-PMA-2P H4337 προσέχετε prosechete
of the leaven leaven N-GFS H2219 ζύμης zumēs
of the Pharisees, a Pharisee, member of a Jewish religious sect N-GMP H5330 Φαρισαίων pharisaiōn
which whoever, anyone who RelPro-NFS H3748 ἥτις ētis
is hypocrisy. a reply, answer, playacting, hypocrisy N-NFS H5272 ὑπόκρισις upokrisis

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all,"Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
King James Bible Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they were stepping on trode one upon another, He he began saying to His say unto his disciples first of all,"Beware all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Berean Bible Under In these circumstances, after so many thousands times, the myriads of people had the crowd having been gathered together that they were stepping on so as to trample upon one another, He began saying to say to His disciples first of all,"Beware first, “Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Hebrew Greek English Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all,"Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.