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While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd, and he who is called Judas, one of the Twelve, was going before them, and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
While (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Adv H2089 Ἔτι eti
was {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
a crowd, A crowd, mob, the common people. N-NMS H3793 ὄχλος ochlos
is called (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-PPM/P-NMS H3004 λεγόμενος legomenos
Judas, Judah, Judas, Jude. N-NMS H2455 Ἰούδας ioudas
one One. Adj-NMS H1520 εἷς 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
was going before To go forward, go on, advance; to go before, precede. V-IIM/P-3S H4281 προήρχετο proērcheto
drew near To bring near; to come near, approach. V-AIA-3S H1448 ἤγγισεν ēngisen
to Jesus Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus. N-DMS H2424 Ἰησοῦ iēsou
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to kiss To love (of friendship), regard with affection, cherish; to kiss. V-ANA H5368 φιλῆσαι philēsai

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Jesus

Jesus or Joshua, the name of the Messiah, also three other Isr.  

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Berean Bible While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd, and he who is called Judas, one of the Twelve, was going before them, and drew near to Jesus to kiss Him.
King James Bible While He was still speaking, behold, And while he yet spake, behold a crowd, multitude, and he who is that was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was going twelve, went before them, and drew near to unto Jesus to kiss Him.him.
Hebrew Greek English While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd, crowd came, and he who is the one called Judas, one of the Twelve, twelve, was going before them, preceding them; and drew near to he approached Jesus to kiss Him.
New American Standard Bible 1995 While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd, crowd came, and he who is the one called Judas, one of the Twelve, twelve, was going before them, preceding them; and drew near to he approached Jesus to kiss Him.