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Deuteronomy

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And with the choice things of the earth and its fullness, And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush. Let it come to the head of Joseph, And to the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And with the choice things excellence Noun H4022 וּמִמֶּ֗גֶד u·mim·me·ged
of the earth earth, land Noun H776 אֶ֚רֶץ e·retz
and its fullness, fullness, that which fills Noun H4393 וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ u·me·lo·'ah,
And the favor goodwill, favor, acceptance, will Noun H7522 וּרְצֹ֥ון u·re·tzo·vn
of Him who dwelt to settle down, abide, dwell Verb H7931 שֹׁכְנִ֖י sho·che·ni
in the bush. perhaps blackberry bush Noun H5572 סְנֶ֑ה se·neh;
Let it come to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 תָּבֹ֙ואתָה֙ ta·vo·v·tah
to the head head Noun H7218 לְרֹ֣אשׁ le·rosh
of Joseph, "he increases," a son of Jacob, also the name of several Isr. Noun H3130 יֹוסֵ֔ף yo·v·sef,
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And to the crown of the head head, crown of the head Noun H6936 וּלְקָדְקֹ֖ד u·le·ka·de·kod
of the one distinguished one consecrated, devoted Noun H5139 נְזִ֥יר ne·zir
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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among his brothers. a brother Noun H251 אֶחָֽיו׃ e·chav.

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Joseph

  Joseph There are three famous people in the Bible named Joseph: All three of their profiles are shown below: Joseph, a son of Jacob/Israel Joseph was one of 12 sons of Jacob. He was the first born son of Rachel (Gen 30:22-24). He received preferential treatment which angered his ten older brothers. His brothers faked his death to their father Jacob, and sold him to a caravan of Ishmaelite traders who were on their way to Egypt. God ga... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 And with the choice things of the earth and its fullness, And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush. Let it come to the head of Joseph, And to the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.
King James Bible And with for the choice precious things of the earth and its fullness, And fulness thereof, and for the favor good will of Him who him that dwelt in the bush. Let it bush: let the blessing come to upon the head of Joseph, And to and upon the crown top of the head of the one distinguished among him that was separated from his brothers.brethren.
Hebrew Greek English And with the choice things of the earth and its fullness, And the favor of Him who dwelt in the bush. Let it come to the head of Joseph, And to the crown of the head of the one distinguished among his brothers.