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And He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
And He also and, even, also Conj H2532 καὶ kai
went on to say to say H3004 Ἔλεγεν elegen
to the one who had invited to call V-RPA-DMS H2564 κεκληκότι keklēkoti
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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Him, "When whenever Conj H3752 ὅταν otan
you give to make, do V-PSA-2S H4160 ποιῇς poiēs
a luncheon breakfast, dinner N-ANS H712 ἄριστον ariston
or or, than Conj H2228 ἢ ē
a dinner, dinner, supper N-ANS H1173 δεῖπνον deipnon
do not invite to call out V-PMA-2S H5455 φώνει phōnei
your friends beloved, dear, friendly Adj-AMP H5384 φίλους philous
or but not, and not Conj H3366 μηδὲ mēde
your brothers a brother N-AMP H80 ἀδελφούς adelphous
or but not, and not Conj H3366 μηδὲ mēde
your relatives congenital, hence akin to, subst. a kinsman, relative Adj-AMP H4773 συγγενεῖς sungeneis
or but not, and not Conj H3366 μηδὲ mēde
rich wealthy Adj-AMP H4145 πλουσίους plousious
neighbors, a neighbor N-AMP H1069 γείτονας geitonas
otherwise never, lest ever H3379 μήποτε mēpote
they may also and, even, also Conj H2532 καὶ kai
invite you in return to invite in turn V-ASA-3P H479 ἀντικαλέσωσιν antikalesōsin
and [that] will be your repayment. requital N-NNS H468 ἀνταπόδομα antapodoma

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New American Standard Bible 1995 And He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment.
King James Bible And He Then said he also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, "When you give him that bade him, When thou makest a luncheon dinner or a dinner, do supper, call not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors, otherwise neighbours; lest they may also invite you in return bid thee again, and that will a recompence be your repayment.made thee.
Berean Bible And He also went on to say He was saying to the one who had having invited Him, "When “When you give make a luncheon dinner or a dinner, supper, do not invite call your friends or friends, nor your brothers or brothers, nor your relatives or relatives, nor rich neighbors, otherwise lest ever they may also should invite you in return return, and that will recompense be your repayment.made to you.
Hebrew Greek English And He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you in return and that will be your repayment.