New American Standard Bible 1995

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Joshua

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The others came out from the city to encounter them, so that they were trapped in the midst of Israel, some on this side and some on that side; and they slew them until no one was left of those who survived or escaped.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
The others these Pronoun H428 וְאֵ֨לֶּה ve·'el·leh
came to go or come out Verb H3318 יָצְא֤וּ ya·tze·'u
out from the city city, town Noun H5892 הָעִיר֙ ha·'ir
to encounter to encounter, befall H7122    
them, so that they were [trapped] in the midst midst Noun H8432 בַּתָּ֔וֶךְ bat·ta·vech,
of Israel, "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ le·yis·ra·'el
Analysis:
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some these Pronoun H428 אֵ֥לֶּה el·leh
on this this, here Pronoun H2088 מִזֶּ֖ה miz·zeh
side this, here Pronoun H2088 מִזֶּ֑ה miz·zeh;
and some these Pronoun H428 וְאֵ֣לֶּה ve·'el·leh
on that side; this, here Pronoun H2088    
and they slew to smite Verb H5221 וַיַּכּ֣וּ vai·yak·ku
them until as far as, even to, up to, until, while Prepostion H5704 עַד־ ad-
no not, except sub H1115 בִּלְתִּ֥י bil·ti
one was left to remain, be left over Verb H7604 הִשְׁאִֽיר־ hish·'ir-
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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of those who survived a survivor Noun H8300 שָׂרִ֥יד sa·rid
or escaped. escaped one, fugitive Noun H6412 וּפָלִֽיט׃ u·fa·lit.

Locations

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 The others came out from the city to encounter them, so that they were trapped in the midst of Israel, some on this side and some on that side; and they slew them until no one was left of those who survived or escaped.
King James Bible The others came And the other issued out from of the city to encounter them, against them; so that they were trapped in the midst of Israel, some on this side side, and some on that side; side: and they slew smote them, so that they let none of them until no one was left of those who survived remain or escaped.escape.
Hebrew Greek English The others came out from the city to encounter them, so that they were trapped in the midst of Israel, some on this side and some on that side; and they slew them until no one was left of those who survived or escaped.