New American Standard Bible 1995

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'I know your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not denied My name.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
I know to have seen or perceived, hence to know H3609    
your deeds. work N-ANP H2041 ἔργα erga
Behold, look, behold V-AMA-2S H2400 ἰδοὺ idou
I have put to give (in various senses lit. or fig.) V-RIA-1S H1325 δέδωκα dedōka
before in sight of, before Prep H1799 ἐνώπιον enōpion
you an open to open V-RPM/P-AFS H455 ἠνεῳγμένην ēneōgmenēn
door a door N-AFS H2374 θύραν thuran
which usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-AFS H3739 ἣν ēn
no one no one, none Adj-NMS H3762 οὐδεὶς oudeis
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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can to be able, to have power V-PIM/P-3S H1410 δύναται dunatai
shut, to shut V-ANA H2808 κλεῖσαι kleisai
because that, because Conj H3754 ὅτι oti
you have to have, hold V-PIA-2S H2192 ἔχεις echeis
a little small, little Adj-AFS H3398 μικρὰν mikran
power, (miraculous) power, might, strength N-AFS H1411 δύναμιν dunamin
and have kept to watch over, to guard V-AIA-2S H5083 ἐτήρησας etērēsas
My word, a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a speech N-AMS H3056 λόγον logon
and have not denied to deny, say no V-AIM-2S H720 ἠρνήσω ērnēsō
My name. a name, authority, cause N-ANS H3686 ὄνομα onoma

People

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a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

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New American Standard Bible 1995 'I know your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not denied My name.
King James Bible 'I I know your deeds. Behold, thy works: behold, I have put set before you thee an open door which door, and no one man can shut, because you have shut it: for thou hast a little power, strength, and have hast kept My my word, and have hast not denied My my name.
Berean Bible 'I I know your deeds. Behold, I have put set before you an open a door having been opened, which no one can shut, is able to shut it, because you have a little power, and yet you have kept My word, word and have not denied My name.
Hebrew Greek English 'I know your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not denied My name.