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saying, “Go into the village ahead, in which entering you will find a colt having been tied, on which no one of men has ever yet sat; and having untied it, bring it.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
saying, (denoting speech in progress), (a) to say, speak; to mean, mention, tell, (b) to call, name, especially in the pass., (c) to tell, command. V-PPA-NMS H3004 λέγων legōn
“Go To go away, depart, be gone, die. V-PMA-2P H5217 ὑπάγετε upagete
village A village, country town. N-AFS H2968 κώμην kōmēn
ahead, Opposite, in front (of), over against. Adv H2713 κατέναντι katenanti
which Who, which, what, that. RelPro-AMS H3739 ᾗ ē
into Into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among. V-PPM/P-NMP H1531 εἰσπορευόμενοι eisporeuomenoi
you will find To find, learn, discover, especially after searching. V-FIA-2P H2147 εὑρήσετε eurēsete
a colt A colt, young donkey, foal. N-AMS H4454 πῶλον pōlon
in In, on, among. V-RPM/P-AMS H1210 δεδεμένον dedemenon
which Who, which, what, that. RelPro-AMS H3739 ὃν on
no one No one, none, nothing. Adj-NMS H3762 οὐδεὶς oudeis
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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of men A man, one of the human race. N-GMP H444 ἀνθρώπων anthrōpōn
{has} ever yet At any time, ever. Adv H4455 πώποτε pōpote
sat; (a) to make to sit; to set, appoint, (b) to sit down, to be seated, stay. V-AIA-3S H2523 ἐκάθισεν ekathisen
having untied (a) to loose, untie, release, (b) to break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; to break up a meeting, annul. V-APA-NMP H3089 λύσαντες lusantes
bring [it]. To lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go. V-AMA-2P H71 ἀγάγετε agagete

Parallel Verses

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Berean Bible saying, “Go into the village ahead, in which entering you will find a colt having been tied, on which no one of men has ever yet sat; and having untied it, bring it.
King James Bible saying, “Go Saying, Go ye into the village ahead, over against you; in the which at your entering you will ye shall find a colt having been tied, on which no one of men has ever whereon yet sat; never man sat: loose him, and having untied it, bring it.him hither.
Hebrew Greek English saying, “Go "Go into the village ahead, in which entering ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a colt having been tied, tied on which no one of men yet has ever yet sat; untie it and having untied it, bring it.it here.
New American Standard Bible 1995 saying, “Go "Go into the village ahead, in which entering ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a colt having been tied, tied on which no one of men yet has ever yet sat; untie it and having untied it, bring it.it here.