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Acts

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"Then you are not the Egyptian who some time ago stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?"

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
"Then therefore (an illative particle) Conj H686    
you are not the Egyptian Egyptian Adj-NMS H124 Αἰγύπτιος aiguptios
who some this DPro-GFP H3778    
time day N-GFP H2250 ἡμέρων ēmerōn
ago before Prep H4253 πρὸ pro
stirred up a revolt to stir up, unsettle V-APA-NMS H387 ἀναστατώσας anastatōsas
and led to lead out V-APA-NMS H1806 ἐξαγαγὼν exagagōn
the four thousand four thousand Adj-AMP H5070 τετρακισχιλίους tetrakischilious
Analysis:

Four: The world, four is the global number

The number "four" has a global or relates to the world. There are some common and similar expressions in the Scripture, which are "the four winds of the heavens" or "the four corners of the earth" or "the four ends of the heavens."  Each of these expressions relate to the earth or the world in a collective manner. In the book of Daniel chapter 2, one reads about a dream which Nebuchadnezzar dreamed. In this dream, he saw an image set up and this image had four distinct parts. Each of these parts represented an empire which ruled over the world.

In the book of Deuteronomy chapter 22, Israel is told to make a four-corner garment and place a tzitzit upon each corner. The tzitzit represents the Biblical commandments of the Torah (see Numbers chapter 15). These commandments are understood as being a framework for life in this world, as when one dies, the tzitzit are removed from one's four corner garment for burial. 

In the books of Ezekiel and Revelation, one encounters the four beasts, which are in the heavens and never cease to praise HaShem. It is understood that the four beasts who continuously say, "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God of Hosts, Who was and is and is to come" (see Revelation 4:6-9) are related to the will of God for all the world (His creation). In a similar manner, one of the Seraphim called to another saying, "Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of Hosts, all of the earth (shall be) with His Glory." 

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men a man N-AMP H435 ἄνδρας andras
of the Assassins an assassin N-GMP H4607 σικαρίων sikariōn
out into the wilderness?" solitary, desolate Adj-AFS H2048 ἐρήμον erēmon

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "Then you are not the Egyptian who some time ago stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?"
King James Bible "Then you are Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the Egyptian who some time ago stirred up a revolt and led the wilderness four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?"that were murderers?
Berean Bible "Then Are you are not not, then, the Egyptian who some time ago stirred up Egyptian, the one before these days having led a revolt and having led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?"‘Assassins?’”
Hebrew Greek English "Then you are not the Egyptian who some time ago stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out into the wilderness?"