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1 Samuel

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He took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, "Whoever does not come out after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen." Then the dread of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out as one man.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He took to take Verb H3947 וַיִּקַּח֩ vai·yik·kach
a yoke a couple, pair Noun H6776 צֶ֨מֶד tze·med
of oxen cattle, herd, an ox Noun H1241 בָּקָ֜ר ba·kar
and cut them in pieces, to cut up, cut in pieces, divide by joints Verb H5408 וַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּ vay·nat·te·che·hu
and sent to send Verb H7971 וַיְשַׁלַּ֞ח vay·shal·lach
[them] throughout the whole, all Noun H3605 בְּכָל־ be·chol-
the territory border, boundary, territory Noun H1366 גְּב֣וּל ge·vul
of Israel "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ yis·ra·'el
Analysis:
Read more about: Israel
by the hand hand Noun H3027 בְּיַ֣ד be·yad
of messengers, a messenger Noun H4397 הַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים ham·mal·'a·chim
saying, to utter, say Verb H559 לֵאמֹר֒ le·mor
"Whoever who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר֩ a·sher
does not come to go or come out Verb H3318 יֹצֵ֜א yo·tze
out after the hind or following part Adverb H310 אַחֲרֵ֤י a·cha·rei
Saul "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 שָׁאוּל֙ sha·'ul
Analysis:
Read more about: Saul, Saul
and after the hind or following part Adverb H310 וְאַחַ֣ר ve·'a·char
Samuel, "name of God," a prophet of Isr. Noun H8050 שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל she·mu·'el,
Analysis:
Read more about: Samuel, Samuel, Samuel, Samuel
so thus, here Adverb H3541 כֹּ֥ה koh
shall it be done do, make Verb H6213 יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה ye·'a·seh
to his oxen." cattle, herd, an ox Noun H1241 לִבְקָרֹ֑ו liv·ka·rov;
Then the dread dread Noun H6343 פַּֽחַד־ pa·chad-
of the LORD the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָה֙ Yah·weh
fell to fall, lie Verb H5307 וַיִּפֹּ֤ל vai·yip·pol
on the people, people Noun H5971 הָעָ֔ם ha·'am,
and they came to go or come out Verb H3318 וַיֵּצְא֖וּ vai·ye·tze·'u
out as one one Adjective H259 אֶחָֽד׃ e·chad.
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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man. man Noun H376 כְּאִ֥ישׁ ke·'ish

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

People

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Samuel

Samuel [N] [H] [S] heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Samuel 1:20 . Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship before the Lord, earnestly prayed to God that she might become the mother of a son. Her prayer was graciously granted; and after the child was weaned she brought him to Shiloh nd consecrated him to the Lord as a perpetual Nazarite (&nbs... View Details

Samuel

Samuel [N] [H] [S] heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Samuel 1:20 . Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship before the Lord, earnestly prayed to God that she might become the mother of a son. Her prayer was graciously granted; and after the child was weaned she brought him to Shiloh nd consecrated him to the Lord as a perpetual Nazarite (&nbs... View Details

Samuel

Samuel [N] [H] [S] heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Samuel 1:20 . Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship before the Lord, earnestly prayed to God that she might become the mother of a son. Her prayer was graciously granted; and after the child was weaned she brought him to Shiloh nd consecrated him to the Lord as a perpetual Nazarite (&nbs... View Details

Samuel

Samuel [N] [H] [S] heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Samuel 1:20 . Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship before the Lord, earnestly prayed to God that she might become the mother of a son. Her prayer was graciously granted; and after the child was weaned she brought him to Shiloh nd consecrated him to the Lord as a perpetual Nazarite (&nbs... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 He took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, "Whoever does not come out after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen." Then the dread of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out as one man.
King James Bible He And he took a yoke of oxen oxen, and cut hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory coasts of Israel by the hand hands of messengers, saying, "Whoever does Whosoever cometh not come out forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to unto his oxen." Then oxen. And the dread fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out as with one man.consent.
Hebrew Greek English He took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout the territory of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, "Whoever does not come out after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen." Then the dread of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out as one man.