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But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, not even will they be persuaded if one should rise out from the dead.’”

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
‘If If. Conj H1487 εἰ ei
they do not hear To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. V-PIA-3P H191 ἀκούουσιν akouousin
Moses Moses; the books of Moses, the Pentateuch. N-GMS H3475 Μωϋσέως mōuseōs
Analysis:
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prophets, A prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth. N-GMP H4396 προφητῶν prophētōn
will they be persuaded To persuade, urge. V-FIP-3P H3982 πεισθήσονται peisthēsontai
not even Neither, nor, not even, and not. Adv H3761 οὐδ’ oud
if if. Conj H1437 ἐάν ean
one Any one, someone, a certain one or thing. IPro-NMS H5100 τις tis
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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should rise To raise up, set up; to rise from among (the) dead; to arise, appear. V-ASA-3S H450 ἀναστῇ anastē
out from From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. Adj-GMP H3498 νεκρῶν nekrōn

People

Moses

Moses, a leader of Israel who led the Israelites out of Egypt.

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Berean Bible But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, not even will they be persuaded if one should rise out from the dead.’”
King James Bible But And he said to unto him, ‘If If they do not hear not Moses and the prophets, not even neither will they be persuaded if persuaded, though one should rise out rose from the dead.’”
Hebrew Greek English But "But he said to him, ‘If 'If they do not hear listen to Moses and the prophets, not even Prophets, they will they not be persuaded even if one should rise out someone rises from the dead.’”'"
New American Standard Bible 1995 But "But he said to him, ‘If 'If they do not hear listen to Moses and the prophets, not even Prophets, they will they not be persuaded even if one should rise out someone rises from the dead.’”'"