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"So I thought to inform you, saying, 'Buy it before those who are sitting here, and before the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if not, tell me that I may know; for there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am after you.'" And he said, "I will redeem it."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"So I thought to utter, say Verb H559 אָמַ֜רְתִּי a·mar·ti
to inform an ear Noun H241 אָזְנְךָ֣ a·ze·ne·cha
you, saying, to utter, say Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֗ר le·mor
Buy to get, acquire Verb H7069 קְ֠נֵה ke·neh
[it] before in front of, in sight of, opposite to sub H5048 נֶ֥גֶד ne·ged
those who are sitting to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 הַֽיֹּשְׁבִים֮ hai·yo·she·vim
[here], and before in front of, in sight of, opposite to sub H5048 וְנֶ֣גֶד ve·ne·ged
the elders old Adjective H2205 זִקְנֵ֣י zik·nei
of my people. people Noun H5971 עַמִּי֒ am·mi
If if Conjunction H518 אִם־ im-
you will redeem to redeem, act as kinsman Verb H1350 תִּגְאַל֙ tig·'al
[it], redeem to redeem, act as kinsman Verb H1350 גְּאָ֔ל ge·'al,
[it]; but if if Conjunction H518 וְאִם־ ve·'im-
not, tell to be conspicuous Verb H5046 הַגִּ֣ידָה hag·gi·dah
me that I may know; to know Verb H3045 (וְאֵֽדְעָה֙ ve·'e·de·'ah
for there is no one nothing, nought Particle H369 אֵ֤ין ein
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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but you to redeem to redeem, act as kinsman Verb H1350 יִגְאַ֜ל yig·'al
[it], and I am after the hind or following part Adverb H310 אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ a·cha·rei·cha;
you.'" And he said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֖אמֶר vai·yo·mer
"I will redeem to redeem, act as kinsman Verb H1350 לִגְאֹ֔ול lig·'o·vl,
[it]."      

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "So I thought to inform you, saying, 'Buy it before those who are sitting here, and before the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if not, tell me that I may know; for there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am after you.'" And he said, "I will redeem it."
King James Bible "So And I thought to inform you, advertise thee, saying, 'Buy Buy it before those who are sitting here, the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If you will thou wilt redeem it, redeem it; it: but if not, thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me me, that I may know; know: for there is no one but you none to redeem it, it beside thee; and I am after you.'" thee. And he said, "I I will redeem it."
Hebrew Greek English "So I thought to inform you, saying, 'Buy it before those who are sitting here, and before the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if not, tell me that I may know; for there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am after you.'" And he said, "I will redeem it."