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They turned aside there in order to enter and lodge in Gibeah. When they entered, they sat down in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to spend the night.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
They turned aside to turn aside Verb H5493 וַיָּסֻ֣רוּ vai·ya·su·ru
there there, thither Adverb H8033 שָׁ֔ם sham,
in order to enter to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 לָבֹ֖וא la·vo·v
[and] lodge to lodge, pass the night, abide Verb H3885 לָל֣וּן la·lun
in Gibeah. "hill," three cities in Pal. Noun H1390 בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה bag·giv·'ah;
Analysis:
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When they entered, to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וַיָּבֹ֗א vai·ya·vo
they sat down to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ vai·ye·shev
in the open square a broad open place, plaza Noun H7339 בִּרְחֹ֣וב bir·cho·vv
of the city, city, town Noun H5892 הָעִ֔יר ha·'ir,
for no nothing, nought Particle H369 וְאֵ֥ין ve·'ein
one man Noun H376 אִ֛ישׁ ish
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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took to gather, remove Verb H622 מְאַסֵּֽף־ me·'as·sef-
them into [his] house a house Noun H1004 הַבַּ֖יְתָה hab·bay·tah
to spend the night. to lodge, pass the night, abide Verb H3885 לָלֽוּן׃ la·lun.

Locations

Gibeah

GIBEAHgib'-e-a (gibh`ah, "hill"): The Hebrew word denotes generally an eminence or hill, in distinction from har, which is used for mountain, or mountain range. It occurs, however, in two instances, as a place-name. Under GEBA (which see) we have seen that Geba, Gibeah, and Gibeon are liable to be confused. This arises from their resemblance in form and mean... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 They turned aside there in order to enter and lodge in Gibeah. When they entered, they sat down in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to spend the night.
King James Bible They And they turned aside there thither, to go in order to enter and to lodge in Gibeah. When they entered, they Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in the open square a street of the city, city: for there was no one man that took them into his house to spend the night.lodging.
Hebrew Greek English They turned aside there in order to enter and lodge in Gibeah. When they entered, they sat down in the open square of the city, for no one took them into his house to spend the night.