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And both Herod and Pilate became friends with one another on that day; for previously it had been that they were at enmity between themselves.

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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
Herod Herod; four persons are called by this name: Herod the Great, Herod Antipas, Herod Agrippa, and Herod Agrippa the younger. N-NMS H2264 Ἡρῴδης ērōdēs
Pilate Pilate. N-NMS H4091 Πιλᾶτος pilatos
on In, on, among. V-AIM-3P H1096 ἐγένοντο egenonto
friends Friendly; a friend, an associate. Adj-NMP H5384 φίλοι philoi
one another One another, each other. RecPro-GMP H240 ἀλλήλων allēlōn
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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that He, she, it, they, them, same. PPro-DF3S H846 αὐτῃ autē
day; A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. N-DFS H2250 ἡμέρᾳ ēmera
- The, the definite article. V-IIA-3P H4391 προϋπῆρχον proupērchon
enmity Enmity, hostility, alienation. N-DFS H2189 ἔχθρᾳ echthra
themselves. Her own, his own, their own, themselves, they. PPro-AM3P H848    

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Berean Bible And both Herod and Pilate became friends with one another on that day; for previously it had been that they were at enmity between themselves.
King James Bible And both Herod and the same day Pilate became and Herod were made friends with one another on that day; together: for previously it had been that before they were at enmity between themselves.
Hebrew Greek English And both Now Herod and Pilate became friends with one another on that very day; for previously it before they had been that they were at enmity between themselves.enemies with each other.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And both Now Herod and Pilate became friends with one another on that very day; for previously it before they had been that they were at enmity between themselves.enemies with each other.