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and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, "You sit here in a good place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,"

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
and you pay special attention to look on (with favor) V-ASA-2P H1914 ἐπιβλέψητε epiblepsēte
to the one who is wearing to bear constantly, to wear V-PPA-AMS H5409 φοροῦντα phorounta
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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the fine bright Adj-AFS H2986 λαμπρὰν lampran
clothes, clothing N-AFS H2066 ἐσθῆτα esthēta
and say, to say H3004    
"You sit to be seated V-PMM/P-2S H2521 κάθου kathou
here so, to here, here Adv H5602 ὧδε ōde
in a good well Adv H2573 καλῶς kalōs
place," and you say to say H3004    
to the poor man, (of one who crouches and cowers, hence) beggarly, poor Adj-DMS H4434 πτωχῷ ptōchō
"You stand to make to stand, to stand V-AMA-2S H2476 στῆθι stēthi
over there, there, by ext. to there Adv H1563 ἐκεῖ ekei
or or, than Conj H2228 ἢ ē
sit down to be seated V-PMM/P-2S H2521 κάθου kathou
by my footstool," a footstool N-ANS H5286 ὑποπόδιον upopodion

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New American Standard Bible 1995 and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, "You sit here in a good place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,"
King James Bible And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, "You sit say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place," place; and you say to the poor man, "You stand over poor, Stand thou there, or sit down by here under my footstool,"footstool:
Berean Bible and you pay special attention to should look upon the one who is wearing the fine clothes, splendid apparel and should say, "You “You sit here in a good place," honorably,” and you say to the poor man, "You stand over there, or sit down by should say, “You stand,” or, “Sit there under my footstool,"footstool,”
Hebrew Greek English and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, "You sit here in a good place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,"