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Let such a one reckon this, that such as we are in word by letters being absent, also such we are in action being present.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
{Let} such a one Of such a kind, such. DPro-NMP H5108 τοιοῦτος toioutos
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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such [we are] Of such a kind, such. DPro-NMP H5108 τοιοῦτοι toioutoi
reckon To reckon, count, charge with; reason, decide, conclude; think, suppose. V-PMM/P-3S H3049 λογιζέσθω logizesthō
this, This; he, she, it. DPro-ANS H3778    
such as Of what kind, such as. RelPro-NMP H3634 οἷοι oioi
in word A word, speech, divine utterance, analogy. N-DMS H3056 λόγῳ logō
letters A letter, dispatch, epistle, message. N-GFP H1992 ἐπιστολῶν epistolōn
being absent, To be absent. V-PPA-NMP H548 ἀπόντες apontes
also And, even, also, namely. Conj H2532 καὶ kai
in action Work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work. N-DNS H2041 ἔργῳ ergō
being present. To be present, to sit constantly beside, to be near; to have come, arrived. V-PPA-NMP H3918 παρόντες parontes

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Berean Bible Let such a one reckon this, that such as we are in word by letters being absent, also such we are in action being present.
King James Bible Let such a an one reckon think this, that that, such as we are in word by letters being when we are absent, such will we be also such in deed when we are in action being present.
Hebrew Greek English Let such a one reckon person consider this, that such as what we are in word by letters being when absent, also such persons we are also in action being deed when present.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Let such a one reckon person consider this, that such as what we are in word by letters being when absent, also such persons we are also in action being deed when present.