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When they had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened for them by itself; and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
When they had passed to go through, go about, to spread V-APA-NMP H1330 διελθόντες dielthontes
the first first, chief Adj-AFS H4413 πρώτην prōtēn
and second second Adj-AFS H1208 δευτέραν deuteran
guard, a guarding, guard, watch N-AFS H5438 φυλακὴν phulakēn
they came to come, go V-AIA-3P H2064 ἦλθαν ēlthan
to the iron iron Adj-AFS H4603 σιδηρᾶν sidēran
gate a gate N-AFS H4439 πύλην pulēn
that leads to bear, carry, bring forth V-PPA-AFS H5342 φέρουσαν pherousan
into the city, a city N-AFS H4172 πόλιν polin
which whoever, anyone who RelPro-NFS H3748 ἥτις ētis
opened to open V-AIP-3S H455 ἠνοίγη ēnoigē
for them by itself; acting of one's own will, of its own accord Adj-NFS H844 αὐτομάτη automatē
and they went to go or come out of V-APA-NMP H1831 ἐξελθόντες exelthontes
out and went along to go forward, go on V-AIA-3P H4281 προῆλθον proēlthon
one one Adj-AFS H1520 μίαν mian
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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street, the rush (of a moving body), hence a (crowded) street N-AFS H4505 ῥύμην rumēn
and immediately at once, directly Adv H2112 εὐθέως eutheōs
the angel a messenger, angel N-NMS H32 ἄγγελος angelos
departed to lead away, to depart from V-AIA-3S H868 ἀπέστη apestē
from him.      

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New American Standard Bible 1995 When they had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened for them by itself; and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
King James Bible When they had passed were past the first and the second guard, ward, they came to unto the iron gate that leads into leadeth unto the city, city; which opened for to them by itself; of his own accord: and they went out out, and went along passed on through one street, street; and immediately forthwith the angel departed from him.
Berean Bible When they had And having passed the through a first and a second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads leading into the city, which opened for to them by itself; and itself. And having gone out, they went out and went along on through one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
Hebrew Greek English When they had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened for them by itself; and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.