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Therefore they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with Him.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Therefore Therefore, then. Conj H3767 οὖν oun
Analysis:
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they made (a) to make, manufacture, construct, (b) to do, act, cause. V-AIA-3P H4160 ἐποίησαν epoiēsan
a supper A dinner, an afternoon or evening meal. N-ANS H1173 δεῖπνον deipnon
there, (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Adv H1563 ἐκεῖ ekei
Martha Martha, sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany. N-NFS H3136 Μάρθα martha
Analysis:
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was serving, To wait at table (particularly of a slave who waits on guests); to serve (generally). V-IIA-3S H1247 διηκόνει diēkonei
Lazarus Lazarus, Eliezer, (a) the beggar, (b) the brother of Martha and Mary, of Bethany. N-NMS H2976 Λάζαρος lazaros
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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- The, the definite article. Art-GMP H3588 ἡ ē
reclining To recline, especially at a dinner-table. V-PPM/P-GMP H345 ἀνακειμένων anakeimenōn

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Martha

Martha, a Christian womanMartha [N] [H] [S] bitterness, the sister of Lazarus and Mary, and probably the eldest of the family, who all resided at Bethany ( Luke 10:38  Luke 10:40  Luke 10:41 ;  John 11:1-39). From the residence being called "her house," some have supposed that she was a widow, and that her brother and sister lodged with her. She seems to have been of an anxious, bustling s... View Details

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Berean Bible Therefore they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with Him.
King James Bible Therefore There they made Him him a supper there, supper; and Martha was serving, and served: but Lazarus was one of those reclining them that sat at the table with Him.him.
Hebrew Greek English Therefore So they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving, and serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Therefore So they made Him a supper there, and Martha was serving, and serving; but Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him.