New American Standard Bible 1995

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John

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"While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the son of perdition, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
"While when Adv H3753 ὅτε ote
I was with them, I was keeping to watch over, to guard V-IIA-1S H5083 ἐτήρουν etēroun
them in Your name a name, authority, cause N-DNS H3686 ὀνόματι onomati
which usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-DNS H3739 ᾧ ō
You have given to give (in various senses lit. or fig.) V-RIA-2S H1325 δέδωκας dedōkas
Me; and I guarded to guard, watch V-AIA-1S H5442 ἐφύλαξα ephulaxa
them and not 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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of them perished to destroy, destroy utterly V-AIM-3S H622 ἀπώλετο apōleto
but the son a son N-NMS H5207 υἱὸς uios
of perdition, destruction, loss N-GFS H684 ἀπωλείας apōleias
so in order that, that, so that Conj H2443 ἵνα ina
that the Scripture a writing, scripture N-NFS H1124 γραφὴ graphē
would be fulfilled. to make full, to complete V-ASP-3S H4137 πληρωθῇ plērōthē

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the son of perdition, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
King James Bible "While While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have given Me; kept, and I guarded them and not one none of them perished is lost, but the son of perdition, so perdition; that the Scripture would scripture might be fulfilled.
Berean Bible "While When I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name name, which You have given Me; and Me. And I guarded them them, and not one none of them perished but has perished, except the son of perdition, so destruction, that the Scripture would might be fulfilled.
Hebrew Greek English "While I was with them, I was keeping them in Your name which You have given Me; and I guarded them and not one of them perished but the son of perdition, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.