New American Standard Bible 1995

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"Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
"Now but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) Conj H1161 δὲ de
no one no one, none Adj-NMS H3762 Οὐδεὶς oudeis
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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after lighting to fasten to, lay hold of V-APA-NMS H681 ἅψας apsas
a lamp a (portable) lamp N-AMS H3088 λύχνον luchnon
covers to cover V-PIA-3S H2572 καλύπτει kaluptei
it over with a container, a vessel, implement, pl. goods N-DNS H4632 σκεύει skeuei
or or, than Conj H2228 ἢ ē
puts to place, lay, set V-PIA-3S H5087 τίθησιν tithēsin
it under below, under Prep H5270 ὑποκάτω upokatō
a bed; a couch N-GFS H2825 κλίνης klinēs
but he puts to place, lay, set V-PIA-3S H5087 τίθησιν tithēsin
it on a lampstand, a lampstand N-GFS H3087 λυχνίας luchnias
so in order that, that, so that Conj H2443 ἵνα ina
that those the Art-ANS H3588 οἱ oi
who come lit. or fig. to enter V-PPM/P-NMP H1531 εἰσπορευόμενοι eisporeuomenoi
in may see to look (at) V-PSA-3P H991 βλέπωσιν blepōsin
the light. light N-ANS H5457 φῶς phōs

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a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.
King James Bible "Now no one after lighting No man, when he hath lighted a lamp covers candle, covereth it over with a container, vessel, or puts putteth it under a bed; but he puts setteth it on a lampstand, so candlestick, that those who come they which enter in may see the light.
Berean Bible "Now And no one after lighting having lighted a lamp lamp, covers it over with a container, vessel, or puts it under a bed; but bed. But he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come entering in may see the light.
Hebrew Greek English "Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on a lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.