New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Samuel

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Then Abishai said to David, "Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand; now therefore, please let me strike him with the spear to the ground with one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then Abishai "my father is Jesse," an Isr. name Noun H52 אֲבִישַׁי֙ a·vi·shai
said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to David, perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִ֔ד da·vid,
Analysis:
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"Today day Noun H3117 הַיֹּ֛ום hai·yo·vm
God God, god Noun H430 אֱלֹהִ֥ים e·lo·him
has delivered to shut, close Verb H5462 סִגַּ֨ר sig·gar
your enemy to be hostile to H340    
into your hand; hand Noun H3027 בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ be·ya·de·cha;
now now Adverb H6258 וְעַתָּה֩ ve·'at·tah
therefore, please I (we) pray, now Interjection H4994 נָ֜א na
let me strike to smite Verb H5221 אַכֶּ֨נּוּ ak·ken·nu
him with the spear a spear Noun H2595 בַּחֲנִ֤ית ba·cha·nit
to the ground earth, land Noun H776 וּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙ u·va·'a·retz
with one one Adjective H259 אַחַ֔ת a·chat,
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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stroke, a beat, foot, anvil, occurrence Noun H6471 פַּ֣עַם pa·'am
and I will not strike him the second time." to repeat, do again Verb H8138 אֶשְׁנֶ֖ה esh·neh

People

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then Abishai said to David, "Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand; now therefore, please let me strike him with the spear to the ground with one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time."
King James Bible Then said Abishai said to David, "Today God has hath delivered your thine enemy into your hand; thine hand this day: now therefore, please therefore let me strike him smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the ground with one stroke, earth at once, and I will not strike smite him the second time."
Hebrew Greek English Then Abishai said to David, "Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand; now therefore, please let me strike him with the spear to the ground with one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time."