New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Corinthians

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On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
On the first one Adj-AFS H1520 μίαν mian
Analysis:
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day of every down, against, according to Prep H2596 κατὰ kata
week the Sabbath, i.e. the seventh day (of the week) N-GNS H4521 σαββάτου sabbatou
each one each, every Adj-NMS H1538 ἕκαστος ekastos
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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of you is to put to place, lay, set V-PMA-3S H5087 τιθέτω tithetō
aside from beside, by the side of, by, beside Prep H3844 παρ’ par
and save, to lay up, store up V-PPA-NMS H2343 θησαυρίζων thēsaurizōn
as he may prosper, to have a prosperous journey V-PSM/P-3S H2137 εὐοδῶται euodōtai
so in order that, that, so that Conj H2443 ἵνα ina
that no not, that...not, lest (used for qualified negation) Adv H3361 μὴ mē
collections a collection N-NFP H3048 λογεῖαι logeiai
be made to come into being, to happen, to become V-PSM/P-3P H1096 γίνωνται ginōntai
when whenever Conj H3752 ὅταν otan
I come. to come, go V-ASA-1S H2064 ἔλθω elthō

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New American Standard Bible 1995 On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.
King James Bible On Upon the first day of the week let every week each one of you is to put aside and save, lay by him in store, as he may prosper, so God hath prospered him, that there be no collections be made gatherings when I come.
Berean Bible On the Every first day of every week the week, let each one of you is to put aside and save, as something aside, treasuring up whatever he may prosper, be prospered in, so that no collections be made when I come.might come, then there should be no collections.
Hebrew Greek English On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come.