New American Standard Bible 1995

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and nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
and nothing all, every Adj-NNS H3956 πᾶν pan
unclean, common Adj-NNS H2839 κοινὸν koinon
and no not, no Adv H3756 οὐ ou
one who practices to make, do V-PPA-NMS H4160 ποιῶν poiōn
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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abomination a detestable thing N-ANS H946 βδέλυγμα bdelugma
and lying, a falsehood, untruth, lie N-ANS H5579 ψεῦδος pseudos
shall ever not, no Adv H3756    
come to go in (to), enter V-ASA-3S H1525 εἰσέλθῃ eiselthē
into it, but only sometimes used with a command or as an indirect question, etc.) Conj H1487 εἰ ei
those the Art-GFS H3588 ὁ o
whose names are written to write V-RPM/P-NMP H1125 γεγραμμένοι gegrammenoi
in the Lamb's a little lamb N-GNS H721 ἀρνίου arniou
book a paper, book N-DNS H975 βιβλίῳ bibliō
of life. life N-GFS H2222 ζωῆς zōēs

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New American Standard Bible 1995 and nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.
King James Bible and nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, And there shall ever come in no wise enter into it, it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but only those whose names they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Berean Bible And anything defiling, and nothing unclean, and no one who practices those practicing abomination and lying, a lie, never shall ever come enter into it, but it; only those whose names are having been written in the Lamb's Lamb’s book of life.
Hebrew Greek English and nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.