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And having passed through a first and a second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them by itself. And having gone out, they went on through one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
having passed through To pass through, spread (as a report). V-APA-NMP H1330 διελθόντες dielthontes
a first First, before, principal, most important. Adj-AFS H4413 πρώτην prōtēn
And A weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and. Adj-AFS H1208 δευτέραν deuteran
guard, A watching, keeping guard; a guard, prison; imprisonment. N-AFS H5438 φυλακὴν phulakēn
they came To come, go. V-AIA-3P H2064 ἦλθαν ēlthan
iron Made of iron. Adj-AFS H4603 σιδηρᾶν sidēran
gate A gate. N-AFS H4439 πύλην pulēn
leading To carry, bear, bring; to conduct, lead; perhaps: to make publicly known. V-PPA-AFS H5342 φέρουσαν pherousan
city, A city, the inhabitants of a city. N-AFS H4172 πόλιν polin
which Whosoever, whatsoever. RelPro-NFS H3748 ἥτις ētis
opened To open. V-AIP-3S H455 ἠνοίγη ēnoigē
by itself. Of its own accord. Adj-NFS H844 αὐτομάτη automatē
having gone out, To go out, come out. V-APA-NMP H1831 ἐξελθόντες exelthontes
they went on through To go forward, go on, advance; to go before, precede. V-AIA-3P H4281 προῆλθον proēlthon
one One. Adj-AFS H1520 μίαν mian
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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street, A narrow street or lane in a town or city. N-AFS H4505 ῥύμην rumēn
immediately Immediately, soon, at once. Adv H2112 εὐθέως eutheōs
angel A messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men. N-NMS H32 ἄγγελος angelos
departed To make to stand away, draw away, repel, take up a position away from, withdraw from, leave, abstain from. V-AIA-3S H868 ἀπέστη apestē

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Berean Bible And having passed through a first and a second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them by itself. And having gone out, they went on through one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
King James Bible And having passed through a When they were past the first and a the second guard, ward, they came to unto the iron gate leading into that leadeth unto the city, city; which opened to them by itself. And having gone out, of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street, street; and immediately forthwith the angel departed from him.
Hebrew Greek English And having When they had passed through a the first and a second guard, they came to the iron gate leading that leads into the city, which opened to for them by itself. And having gone out, itself; and they went on through out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And having When they had passed through a the first and a second guard, they came to the iron gate leading that leads into the city, which opened to for them by itself. And having gone out, itself; and they went on through out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.