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“What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety nine in the open field, and go after the one having been lost, until he finds it?

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
“What Who, which, what, why. IPro-NMS H5101 τίς tis
man A man, one of the human race. N-NMS H444 ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos
of From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. Prep H1537 ἐξ ex
having To have, hold, possess. V-PPA-NMS H2192 ἔχων echōn
a hundred One hundred. Adj-ANP H1540 ἑκατὸν ekaton
sheep, A sheep. N-ANP H4263 πρόβατα probata
having lost (a) to kill, destroy, (b) to lose, to be perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain). V-RPA-ANS H622 ἀπολέσας apolesas
one One. Adj-ANS H1520 ἓν en
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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leave To leave behind, desert, abandon, forsake; to leave remaining, reserve. V-PIA-3S H2641 καταλείπει kataleipei
open field, Deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate. Adj-DFS H2048 ἐρήμῳ erēmō
the The, the definite article. V-PIM/P-3S H4198 πορεύεται poreuetai
after On, to, against, on the basis of, at. Prep H1909 ἐπὶ epi
having been lost, (a) to kill, destroy, (b) to lose, to be perishing (the resultant death being viewed as certain). V-RPA-ANS H622 ἀπολωλὸς apolōlos
until (a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until. Conj H2193 ἕως eōs
he finds To find, learn, discover, especially after searching. V-ASA-3S H2147 εὕρῃ eurē

Parallel Verses

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Berean Bible “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety nine in the open field, and go after the one having been lost, until he finds it?
King James Bible “What What man of you, having a an hundred sheep, and having lost if he lose one of them, does doth not leave the ninety and nine in the open field, wilderness, and go after the one having been that which is lost, until he finds find it?
Hebrew Greek English “What "What man of among you, having if he has a hundred sheep, sheep and having has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety nine ninety-nine in the open field, pasture and go after the one having been lost, which is lost until he finds it?
New American Standard Bible 1995 “What "What man of among you, having if he has a hundred sheep, sheep and having has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety nine ninety-nine in the open field, pasture and go after the one having been lost, which is lost until he finds it?