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And after two days it would be the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, having taken Him by stealth, they might kill Him.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
And A weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and. Conj H1161 δὲ de
Analysis:

 
Passover The feast of Passover, the Passover lamb. N-NNS H3957 πάσχα pascha
[Feast of] Unleavened Bread. Unleavened, the paschal feast (a feast of the Hebrews); fig: uncorrupted, sincere. Adj-NNP H106 ἄζυμα azuma
two Two. Adj-AFP H1417 δύο duo
Analysis:

Two: Two divergent opinions

The classic example for the number "two" is found in Matthew chapter 26. There, Yeshua says to His disciples,

"You know that after two days comes the Passover, and the Son of Man will be given over for crucifixion."  Matthew 26:2

The phrase "after two days" is somewhat meaningless because after two days can mean three or more days. The period is unspecified. The reason for such ambiguous language is because the purpose of the number two in this passage is not solely numerical. This means that the text is not intending to provide the reader with some definite information concerning a time period. Rather, the purpose of the number two in this context is one of the numerological meanings of the number two.  Often the number two relates to two divergent opinions. In the aforementioned verse, the author wants to inform the reader that there are two very different understandings for this coming Passover. Yeshua wants to emphasize that He is going up to Jerusalem in order to die as the true Passover sacrifice. Even though Yeshua states this emphatically, the disciples did not receive this. In fact, the disciples did not perceive at all what was going to take place during Passover in regard to Yeshua. In other words, Yeshua and the disciples have two divergent opinions concerning the Passover.

This same principle is also found in the Hebrew Bible (Old Covenant). In the book of Amos one reads,

"Can two walk together without them having agreed" Amos 3:3

The word which was translated into English with the phrase "them having agreed" is נועדו. The root of this word is יעד, which relates to a specific destination. The word which precedes this word is בלתי and in this context the word implies a change to the condition. In other words, had there not been a change in the condition, then the two could not walk together, i.e. they could not have arrived at the common destination.

The concept of divergent or different is also seen in the book of Genesis. In speaking about the sun and moon one reads, "And God made two great lights…" (Genesis 1:16). Obviously the sun and moon are very different, as one is a source of light, while the latter just reflects light. Also in the book of Genesis, one encounters the account of the flood. Here Noah is commanded to bring onto the ark two sorts of each type of animal. In this passage, the two relates to two different (or divergent) kinds of the same sort, i.e. male and female. 

Likewise, two angels came to Sodom, demonstrating that the people of Sodom had a very different way of living from that of the Law of God. Once again, the reader should not assume that every occurrence of the number two in the Bible demands this interpretation. However, one will find in a great majority of Biblical passages, the reader will be assisted in arriving at the proper interpretation, when he considers this divergent quality for the number two. 

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days A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. N-AFP H2250 ἡμέρας ēmeras
the The, the definite article. Prep H3326 μετὰ meta
chief priests High priest, chief priest. N-NMP H749 ἀρχιερεῖς archiereis
scribes (a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally. N-NMP H1122 γραμματεῖς grammateis
the The, the definite article. V-IIA-3P H2212 ἐζήτουν ezētoun
how, How, in what manner, by what means. Adv H4459 πῶς pōs
having taken To be strong, mighty, hence: to rule, to be master, prevail; to obtain, take hold of; to hold, hold fast. V-APA-NMP H2902 κρατήσαντες kratēsantes
stealth, Deceit, guile, treachery. N-DMS H1388 δόλῳ dolō
they might kill [Him]. To put to death, kill; fig: to abolish. V-ASA-3P H615 ἀποκτείνωσιν apokteinōsin

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PUTput (puT; Phoud, in Genesis and Chronicles, variant for Genesis Phout, for Chronicles, Phouth):1. Renderings:In consequence of the identification at the time, the prophets have "Libya" (Libues), except Nab 3:9, where the Greek renders the word as phuge, "flight." The Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has "Phut," "Phuth," and in the Prophets "Li... View Details

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a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

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Berean Bible And after two days it would be the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, having taken Him by stealth, they might kill Him.
King James Bible And after After two days it would be was the Passover feast of the passover, and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, having taken Him by stealth, sought how they might kill Him.take him by craft, and put him to death.
Hebrew Greek English And after two days it would be Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, having taken how to seize Him by stealth, they might stealth and kill Him.Him;
New American Standard Bible 1995 And after two days it would be Now the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And Bread were two days away; and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, having taken how to seize Him by stealth, they might stealth and kill Him.Him;