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And as He is still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the Twelve, came, and with him great a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
vvv (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Adv H2089 ἔτι eti
Analysis:

 
as He is still speaking, (to talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) to speak, say. V-PPA-GMS H2980 λαλοῦντος lalountos
behold, See! Lo! Behold! Look!. V-AMA-2S H2400 ἰδοὺ idou
Judas, Judah, Judas, Jude. N-NMS H2455 Ἰούδας ioudas
one One. Adj-NMS H1520 εἰς eis
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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Twelve, Twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to. Adj-GMP H1427 δώδεκα dōdeka
came, To come, go. V-AIA-3S H2064 ἦλθεν ēlthen
with (a) genitive: with, in company with, (b) accusative: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. Prep H3326 μετ’ met
great Much, many; often. Adj-NMS H4183 πολὺς polus
a crowd A crowd, mob, the common people. N-NMS H3793 ὄχλος ochlos
swords A sword. N-GFP H3162 μαχαιρῶν machairōn
clubs, Anything made of wood, a piece of wood, a club, staff; the trunk of a tree, used to support the cross-bar of a cross in crucifixion. N-GNP H3586 ξύλων xulōn
chief priests High priest, chief priest. N-GMP H749 ἀρχιερέων archiereōn
elders Elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly. Adj-GMP H4245 πρεσβυτέρων presbuterōn
people. (a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd. N-GMS H2992 λαοῦ laou

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Berean Bible And as He is still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the Twelve, came, and with him great a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
King James Bible And as He is still speaking, behold, while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the Twelve, twelve, came, and with him a great a crowd multitude with swords and clubs, staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
Hebrew Greek English And as While He is was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the Twelve, came, and with him great twelve, came up accompanied by a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And as While He is was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the Twelve, came, and with him great twelve, came up accompanied by a large crowd with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people.