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And astonishment came upon all, and they were speaking to one another, saying, “What word is this, that He commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out?”

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
astonishment Astonishment, amazement (allied to terror or awe). N-NNS H2285 θάμβος thambos
came To come into being, to be born, become, come about, happen. V-AIM-3S H1096 ἐγένετο egeneto
all, All, the whole, every kind of. Adj-AMP H3956 πάντας pantas
they were speaking To talk with, discuss. V-IIA-3P H4814 συνελάλουν sunelaloun
one another, One another, each other. RecPro-AMP H240 ἀλλήλους allēlous
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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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-NMP H3004 λέγοντες legontes
“What Who, which, what, why. IPro-NMS H5101 τίς tis
[is] this, This; he, she, it. DPro-NMS H3778 οὗτος outos
word A word, speech, divine utterance, analogy. N-NMS H3056 λόγος logos
authority (a) power, authority, weight, especially: moral authority, influence, (b) in a quasi-personal sense, derived from later Judaism, of a spiritual power, and hence of an earthly power. N-DFS H1849 ἐξουσίᾳ exousia
power, (a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plural: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works. N-DFS H1411 δυνάμει dunamei
upon On, to, against, on the basis of, at. V-PIA-3S H2004 ἐπιτάσσει epitassei
the The, the definite article. Adj-DNP H169 ἀκαθάρτοις akathartois
spirits Wind, breath, spirit. N-DNP H4151 πνεύμασιν pneumasin
- The, the definite article. V-PIM/P-3P H1831 ἐξέρχονται exerchontai

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Berean Bible And astonishment came upon all, and they were speaking to one another, saying, “What word is this, that He commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out?”
King James Bible And astonishment came upon all, and they were speaking to one another, all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, “What What a word is this, that He commands the unclean spirits this! for with authority and power, power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out?”out.
Hebrew Greek English And astonishment amazement came upon them all, and they were speaking to began talking with one another, another saying, “What word "What is this, that this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out?”out."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And astonishment amazement came upon them all, and they were speaking to began talking with one another, another saying, “What word "What is this, that this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out?”out."