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1 Samuel

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Then David said to Achish, "If now I have found favor in your sight, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may live there; for why should your servant live in the royal city with you?"

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִ֜ד da·vid
Analysis:
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said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to Achish, king of Gath Noun H397 אָכִ֗ישׁ a·chish
"If if Conjunction H518 אִם־ im-
now I (we) pray, now Interjection H4994 נָא֩ na
I have found to attain to, find Verb H4672 מָצָ֨אתִי ma·tza·ti
favor favor, grace Noun H2580 חֵ֤ן chen
in your sight, an eye Noun H5869 בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ be·'ei·nei·cha
let them give to give, put, set Verb H5414 יִתְּנוּ־ yit·te·nu-
me a place a standing place, place Noun H4725 מָקֹ֗ום ma·ko·vm
in one one Adjective H259 בְּאַחַ֛ת be·'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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of the cities city, town Noun H5892 עָרֵ֥י a·rei
in the country, field, land Noun H7704 הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה has·sa·deh
that I may live to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וְאֵ֣שְׁבָה ve·'e·she·vah
there; there, thither Adverb H8033 שָּׁ֑ם sham;
for why what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 וְלָ֨מָּה ve·lam·mah
should your servant slave, servant Noun H5650 עַבְדְּךָ֛ av·de·cha
live to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 יֵשֵׁ֧ב ye·shev
in the royal kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign Noun H4467 הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה ham·mam·la·chah
city city, town Noun H5892 בְּעִ֥יר be·'ir
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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 David said to Achish, "If now I have found favor in your sight, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may live there; for why should your servant live in the royal city with you?"
King James Bible Then And David said to unto Achish, "If now If I have now found favor grace in your sight, thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities some town in the country, that I may live there; dwell there: for why should your thy servant live dwell in the royal city with you?"thee?
Hebrew Greek English Then David said to Achish, "If now I have found favor in your sight, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may live there; for why should your servant live in the royal city with you?"