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And there occurred such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
And there occurred to come into being, to happen, to become V-AIM-3S H1096 ἐγένετο egeneto
such a sharp disagreement stimulation, provocation N-NMS H3948 παροξυσμὸς paroxusmos
that they separated to separate, part asunder V-ANP H673 ἀποχωρισθῆναι apochōristhēnai
from one another, of one another RecPro-GMP H240 ἀλλήλων allēlōn
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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and Barnabas Barnabas, an Isr. companion of Paul N-AMS H921 Βαρναβᾶν barnaban
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took to receive from V-APA-AMS H3880 παραλαβόντα paralabonta
Mark Mark, a Christian N-AMS H3138 Μᾶρκον markon
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with him and sailed away to sail away V-ANA H1602 ἐκπλεῦσαι ekpleusai
to Cyprus. Cyprus, an island at the east end of the Mediterranean Sea N-AFS H2954 Κύπρον kupron
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Locations

Cyprus

CYPRUSsi'-prus (Kupros):1. Name:An island situated near the Northeast corner of the Levant, in an angle formed by the coasts of Cilicia and Syria. In the Old Testament it is called Kittim, after the name of its Phoenician capital Kition. The identification is expressly made by Josephus (Ant., I, vi, 1) and by the Cyprian bishop Epiphanius (Haer., xxx.25). In... View Details

People

Barnabas

Barnabas [N] [H] [S] son of consolation, the surname of Joses, a Levite ( Acts 4:36 ). His name stands first on the list of prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch ( 13:1 ). Luke speaks of him as a "good man" ( 11:24 ). He was born of Jewish parents of the tribe of Levi. He was a native of Cyprus, where he had a possession of land ( Acts 4:36  Acts 4:37 ), which he sold. H... View Details

Mark

Mark  the evangelist; "John whose surname was Mark" ( Acts 12:12  Acts 12:25 ). Mark (Marcus,  Colossians 4:10 , etc.) was his Roman name, which gradually came to supersede his Jewish name John. He is called John in  Acts 13:5  Acts 13:13 , and Mark in 15:39,2Tim  4:11 , etc.  He was the son of Mary, a woman apparently of some means and influence, and was p... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 And there occurred such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.
King James Bible And there occurred such a the contention was so sharp disagreement between them, that they separated departed asunder one from one another, the other: and so Barnabas took Mark with him Mark, and sailed away to Cyprus.unto Cyprus;
Berean Bible And there occurred such Therefore a sharp disagreement arose, so that they separated from one another, and another. And Barnabas took Mark with him and having taken Mark, sailed away to Cyprus.
Hebrew Greek English And there occurred such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another, and Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus.