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Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself along with them, went into the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Then then, at that time Adv H5119 Τότε tote
Paul (Sergius) Paulus (a Rom. proconsul), also Paul (an apostle) N-NMS H3972 Παῦλος paulos
took to receive from V-APA-NMS H3880 παραλαβὼν paralabōn
the men, a man N-AMP H435 ἄνδρας andras
and the next to have, hold V-PPM/P-DFS H2192 ἐχομένῃ echomenē
day, day N-GFP H2250 ἡμέρᾳ ēmera
purifying to purify, cleanse from defilement V-APP-NMS H48 ἁγνισθείς agnistheis
himself along with, together with (expresses association with) Prep H4862 σὺν sun
with them, went to go in, enter V-IIA-3S H1524 εἰσῄει eisēei
into the temple sacred, a sacred thing, a temple H2413    
giving notice to publish abroad, proclaim V-PPA-NMS H1229 διαγγέλλων diangellōn
of the completion a completion, fulfillment N-AFS H1604 ἐκπλήρωσιν ekplērōsin
of the days day N-GFP H2250 ἡμέρων ēmerōn
of purification, purification N-GMS H49 ἁγνισμοῦ agnismou
until till, until Prep H2193 ἕως eōs
the sacrifice an offering N-NFS H4376 προσφορά prosphora
was offered to bring to, i.e. to offer V-AIP-3S H4374 προσηνέχθη prosēnechthē
for each each, every Adj-GMS H1538 ἑκάστου ekastou
one one Adj-GMS H1520 ἑνὸς enos
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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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself along with them, went into the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them.
King James Bible Then Paul took the men, and the next day, day purifying himself along with them, went them entered into the temple giving notice of temple, to signify the completion accomplishment of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was that an offering should be offered for each every one of them.
Berean Bible Then Paul took Paul, having taken the men, and men on the next following day, purifying himself along having been purified with them, went entered into the temple giving notice of temple, declaring the completion fulfillment of the days of purification, the purification until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them.
Hebrew Greek English Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself along with them, went into the temple giving notice of the completion of the days of purification, until the sacrifice was offered for each one of them.