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1 Samuel

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The man said to Eli, "I am the one who came from the battle line. Indeed, I escaped from the battle line today." And he said, "How did things go, my son?"

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
The man man Noun H376 הָאִ֜ישׁ ha·'ish
said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to Eli, a priest at Shiloh Noun H5941 עֵלִ֗י e·li
Analysis:
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"I am the one who came to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 הַבָּ֣א hab·ba
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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from the battle row, rank, battle line Noun H4634 הַמַּעֲרָכָ֔ה ham·ma·'a·ra·chah,
line. row, rank, battle line Noun H4634 הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה ham·ma·'a·ra·chah
Indeed, I escaped to flee, escape Verb H5127 נַ֣סְתִּי nas·ti
from the battle line row, rank, battle line Noun H4634    
today." day Noun H3117 הַיֹּ֑ום hai·yo·vm;
And he said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֛אמֶר vai·yo·mer
"How what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 מֶֽה־ meh-
did things speech, word Noun H1697 הַדָּבָ֖ר had·da·var
go, to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 הָיָ֥ה ha·yah
my son?" son Noun H1121 בְּנִֽי׃ be·ni.

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Eli

Eli, an Israelite

Eli

a priest at Shiloh

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New American Standard Bible 1995 The man said to Eli, "I am the one who came from the battle line. Indeed, I escaped from the battle line today." And he said, "How did things go, my son?"
King James Bible The And the man said to unto Eli, "I I am the one who he that came from out of the battle line. Indeed, army, and I escaped from fled to day out of the battle line today." army. And he said, "How did things go, What is there done, my son?"son?
Hebrew Greek English The man said to Eli, "I am the one who came from the battle line. Indeed, I escaped from the battle line today." And he said, "How did things go, my son?"