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Hebrews

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For you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and a lasting one.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
For you showed sympathy to have a fellow feeling with, i.e. sympathize with V-AIA-2P H4834 συνεπαθήσατε sunepathēsate
to the prisoners binding, bound N-DMP H1198 δεσμίοις desmiois
and accepted to receive to oneself V-AIM-2P H4327 προσεδέξασθε prosedexasthe
joyfully joy, delight N-GFS H5479 χαρᾶς charas
the seizure pillage, plundering N-AFS H724 ἁρπαγὴν arpagēn
of your property, to begin, to be ready or at hand, to be V-PPA-GNP H5225    
knowing to come to know, recognize, perceive V-PPA-NMP H1097 γινώσκοντες ginōskontes
that you have to have, hold V-PNA H2192 ἔχειν echein
for yourselves of himself, herself, itself RefPro-AM3P H1438 ἑαυτοὺς eautous
a better better Adj-AFS-C H2909 κρείττονα kreittona
possession subsistence, existence, property N-AFS H5223 ὕπαρξιν uparxin
and a lasting to stay, abide, remain V-PPA-AFS H3306 μένουσαν menousan
one.      
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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New American Standard Bible 1995 For you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and a lasting one.
King James Bible For you showed sympathy to the prisoners ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and accepted took joyfully the seizure spoiling of your property, goods, knowing that you have for in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better possession and a lasting one.an enduring substance.
Berean Bible For both you showed sympathy to sympathized with the prisoners and you accepted joyfully the seizure plundering of your property, possessions with joy, knowing that you have for yourselves to have a better possession and a lasting one.abiding possession.
Hebrew Greek English For you showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for yourselves a better possession and a lasting one.