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"But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, 'Friend, move up higher'; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
"But when whenever Conj H3752 ὅταν otan
you are invited, to call V-RPA-NMS H2564 κληθῇς klēthēs
go to go V-APP-NMS H4198 πορευθεὶς poreutheis
and recline to fall back V-AMA-2S H377 ἀνάπεσε anapese
at the last last, extreme Adj-AMS H2078 ἔσχατον eschaton
place, a place N-AMS H5117 τόπον topon
so in order that, that, so that Conj H2443 ἵνα ina
that when whenever Conj H3752 ὅταν otan
the one who has invited to call V-RPA-NMS H2564 κεκληκώς keklēkōs
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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you comes, to come, go V-ASA-3S H2064 ἔλθῃ elthē
he may say to say H3004 ἐρεῖ erei
to you, 'Friend, beloved, dear, friendly N-VMS H5384 φίλε phile
move to go up besides V-AMA-2S H4320 προσανάβηθι prosanabēthi
up higher; higher Adj-ANS-C H511 ἀνώτερον anōteron
then then, at that time Adv H5119 τότε tote
you will have honor opinion (always good in N.T.), hence praise, honor, glory N-NFS H1391 δόξα doxa
in the sight in sight of, before Prep H1799 ἐνώπιον enōpion
of all all, every Adj-GMP H3956 πάντων pantōn
who are at the table to recline with (at table) V-PPM/P-GMP H4873 συνανακειμένων sunanakeimenōn
with you.      

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, 'Friend, move up higher'; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you.
King James Bible "But But when you are invited, thou art bidden, go and recline at sit down in the last place, so lowest room; that when the one who has invited you comes, he that bade thee cometh, he may say to you, 'Friend, move unto thee, Friend, go up higher'; higher: then you will shalt thou have honor worship in the sight presence of all who are them that sit at the table meat with you.thee.
Berean Bible "But But when you are invited, go and having gone, recline at in the last place, so that when the one who has having invited you comes, might come, he may will say to you, 'Friend, move ‘Friend, come up higher'; then you higher.’ Then glory will have honor in the sight of be to you before all who are at the table those reclining with you.
Hebrew Greek English "But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, 'Friend, move up higher'; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you.