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Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing before the doors.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
grumble To groan, expressing grief, anger, or desire. V-PMA-2P H4727 στενάζετε stenazete
Analysis:
brothers, A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. N-VMP H80 ἀδελφοί adelphoi
against Genitive: against, down from, throughout, by; accusative: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of. Prep H2596 κατ’ kat
one another, One another, each other. RecPro-GMP H240 ἀλλήλων allēlōn
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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so that In order that, so that. Conj H2443 ἵνα ina
you may not be condemned. (a) to judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) to decide, to think (it) good. V-ASP-2P H2919 κριθῆτε krithēte
Behold, See! Lo! Behold! Look!. V-AMA-2S H2400 ἰδοὺ idou
Judge A judge, magistrate, ruler. N-NMS H2923 κριτὴς kritēs
is standing (a) to make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; to place oneself, stand, (b) to set in balance, weigh; (c) to stand, stand by, stand still; to stand ready, stand firm, to be steadfast. V-RIA-3S H2476 ἕστηκεν estēken
before (a) of place: before, in front of, (b) of time: before, earlier than. Prep H4253 πρὸ pro
doors. (a) a door, (b) an opportunity. N-GFP H2374 θυρῶν thurōn

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Berean Bible Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing before the doors.
King James Bible Do Grudge not grumble one against one another, brothers, so that you may not brethren, lest ye be condemned. Behold, condemned: behold, the Judge is standing judge standeth before the doors.door.
Hebrew Greek English Do not grumble complain, brethren, against one another, brothers, so that you yourselves may not be condemned. Behold, judged; behold, the Judge is standing before right at the doors.door.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Do not grumble complain, brethren, against one another, brothers, so that you yourselves may not be condemned. Behold, judged; behold, the Judge is standing before right at the doors.door.