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And it came to pass in His being in one of the cities, that behold, a man full of leprosy, and having seen Jesus, having fallen upon his face, begged Him, saying, “Lord, if You would be willing, You are able to cleanse me.”

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
in In, on, among. Prep H1722 ἐν en
one One. Adj-DFS H1520 μιᾷ mia
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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cities, A city, the inhabitants of a city. N-GFP H4172 πόλεων poleōn
behold, See! Lo! Behold! Look!. V-AMA-2S H2400 ἰδοὺ idou
a man A male human being; a man, husband. N-NMS H435 ἄνηρ anēr
full Full, abounding in, complete, completely occupied with. Adj-NMS H4134 πλήρης plērēs
of leprosy, Leprosy. N-GFS H3014 λέπρας lepras
having seen To see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware. V-APA-NMS H3708    
Jesus, Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus. N-AMS H2424 Ἰησοῦν iēsoun
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having fallen To fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate. V-APA-NMS H4098 πεσὼν pesōn
[his] face, The face, countenance, surface. N-ANS H4383 πρόσωπον prosōpon
and A weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and. V-AIP-3S H1189 ἐδεήθη edeēthē
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
“Lord, Lord, master, sir; the Lord. N-VMS H2962 κύριε kurie
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if if. Conj H1437 ἐὰν ean
You would be willing, To will, wish, desire, to be willing, intend, design. V-PSA-2S H2309 θέλης thelēs
You are able (a) to be powerful, have (the) power, (b) to be able. V-PIM/P-2S H1410 δύνασαι dunasai
to cleanse To cleanse, make clean, literally, ceremonially, or spiritually, according to context. V-ANA H2511 καθαρίσαι katharisai

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Jesus

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

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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Berean Bible And it came to pass in His being in one of the cities, that behold, a man full of leprosy, and having seen Jesus, having fallen upon his face, begged Him, saying, “Lord, if You would be willing, You are able to cleanse me.”
King James Bible And it came to pass pass, when he was in His being in one of the cities, that behold, a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy, and having seen Jesus, having fallen upon leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, begged Him, and besought him, saying, “Lord, Lord, if You would be willing, You are able to cleanse me.”thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Hebrew Greek English And it came to pass in His being While He was in one of the cities, that behold, there was a man full of leprosy, covered with leprosy; and having seen when he saw Jesus, having fallen upon he fell on his face, begged face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, "Lord, if You would be are willing, You are able to cleanse me.”can make me clean."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And it came to pass in His being While He was in one of the cities, that behold, there was a man full of leprosy, covered with leprosy; and having seen when he saw Jesus, having fallen upon he fell on his face, begged face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, "Lord, if You would be are willing, You are able to cleanse me.”can make me clean."