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And one of the Pharisees was asking Him that He should eat with him, and having entered into the house of the Pharisee, He reclined.

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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 δέ de
one Any one, someone, a certain one or thing. IPro-NMS H5100 τις tis
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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Pharisees A Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called. N-GMS H5330 Φαρισαίων pharisaiōn
was asking (a) to ask (a question), question, (b) to request, make a request to, pray. V-IIA-3S H2065 Ἠρώτα ērōta
having entered To go in, come in, enter. V-APA-NMS H1525 εἰσελθὼν eiselthōn
Pharisee, A Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called. N-GMS H5330 Φαρισαίου pharisaiou
house (a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation. N-AMS H3624 οἶκον oikon
He reclined. To cause to recline at table; mid. and pass: to recline at table. V-AIP-3S H2625 κατεκλίθη kateklithē

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Berean Bible And one of the Pharisees was asking Him that He should eat with him, and having entered into the house of the Pharisee, He reclined.
King James Bible And one of the Pharisees was asking Him desired him that He should he would eat with him, and having entered him. And he went into the house of the Pharisee, He reclined.Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat.
Hebrew Greek English And Now one of the Pharisees was asking requesting Him that He should eat to dine with him, and having He entered into the Pharisee's house of and reclined at the Pharisee, He reclined.table.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Now one of the Pharisees was asking requesting Him that He should eat to dine with him, and having He entered into the Pharisee's house of and reclined at the Pharisee, He reclined.table.