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And when the natives saw the beast hanging from his hand, they began to say to one another, “By all means this man is a murderer whom, having been saved from the sea, Justice has not permitted to live.”

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
when As, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that. Adv H5613 ὡς ōs
natives A foreigner, barbarian one who speaks neither Greek nor Latin; as adj: foreign. Adj-NMP H915 βάρβαροι barbaroi
saw To see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware. V-AIA-3P H3708    
beast Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; a brute. N-ANS H2342 θηρίον thērion
hanging To hang, hang up, suspend; to be hanging, hang. V-PPM-ANS H2910 κρεμάμενον kremamenon
hand, A hand. N-GFS H5495 χειρὸς cheiros
they began to say Answer, bid, bring word, command. H3004 ἔλεγον elegon
one another, One another, each other. RecPro-AMP H240 ἀλλήλους allēlous
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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“By all means Wholly, entirely, in every way, by all means, certainly. Adv H3843 πάντως pantōs
the The, the definite article. DPro-NMS H3778 οὗτος outos
man A man, one of the human race. N-NMS H444 ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos
- The, the definite article. N-NMS H5406 φονεύς phoneus
having been saved To save (rescue) through (some danger), bring safely to, escaped to. V-APP-AMS H1295 διασωθέντα diasōthenta
sea, (a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the Sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea. N-GFS H2281 θαλάσσης thalassēs
Justice (a) right, justice, (b) process of law, judicial hearing, (c) execution of sentence, penalty, (d) justice, vengeance. N-NFS H1349 δίκη dikē
permitted To allow, permit, let alone, leave. V-AIA-3S H1439 εἴασεν eiasen
to live.” To live, to be alive. V-PNA H2198 ζῆν zēn

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Berean Bible And when the natives saw the beast hanging from his hand, they began to say to one another, “By all means this man is a murderer whom, having been saved from the sea, Justice has not permitted to live.”
King James Bible And when the natives barbarians saw the venomous beast hanging from hang on his hand, they began to say to one another, “By all means said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer murderer, whom, having been saved from though he hath escaped the sea, Justice has yet vengeance suffereth not permitted to live.”
Hebrew Greek English And when When the natives saw the beast creature hanging from his hand, they began to say saying to one another, “By all means "Undoubtedly this man is a murderer whom, having murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, Justice justice has not permitted allowed him to live.”"
New American Standard Bible 1995 And when When the natives saw the beast creature hanging from his hand, they began to say saying to one another, “By all means "Undoubtedly this man is a murderer whom, having murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, Justice justice has not permitted allowed him to live.”"