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“I am a Jew, a man born in Tarsus of Cilicia and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been instructed according to the exactness of the Law of our Fathers, being a zealous one of God, even as you all are this day,

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
am To be, exist. V-PIA-2P H1510 εἰμι eimi
a Jew, Jewish. Adj-NMS H2453 Ἰουδαῖος ioudaios
born To beget (of the male), (of the female) to bring forth, give birth to. V-RPM/P-NMS H1080 γεγεννημένος gegennēmenos
Tarsus Tarsus, the capital of the Roman province Cilicia. N-DFS H5019 Ταρσῷ tarsō
Analysis:
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of Cilicia Cilicia, a Roman province between the Taurus range of mountains and the coast in the south-east corner of Asia Minor, linked up with the province of Syria. N-GFS H2791 Κιλικίας kilikias
Analysis:
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in In, on, among. V-RPM/P-NMS H397 ἀνατεθραμμένος anatethrammenos
this This; he, she, it. DPro-DFS H3778 ταύτῃ tautē
city A city, the inhabitants of a city. N-DFS H4172 πόλει polei
and A weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and. V-RPM/P-NMS H3811 πεπαιδευμένος pepaideumenos
at Genitive: from; dative: beside, in the presence of; accusative: alongside of. Prep H3844 παρὰ para
of Gamaliel, Gamaliel, a noted Pharisee, teacher of Saul. N-GMS H1059 Γαμαλιὴλ gamaliēl
[the] exactness Strictness, accuracy, exactness, attention to detail, scrupulousness. N-AFS H195 ἀκρίβειαν akribeian
according to Genitive: against, down from, throughout, by; accusative: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of. Prep H2596 κατὰ kata
Law Usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plural: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general. N-GMS H3551 νόμου nomou
of our Fathers, Hereditary, received from fathers. Adj-GMS H3971 πατρῴου patrōou
being To begin, am, exist, to be in possession. V-PPA-NMS H5225 ὑπάρχων uparchōn
a zealous one One who is eagerly devoted to a person or a thing, a zealot. N-NMS H2207 ζηλωτὴς zēlōtēs
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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God, (a) God, (b) a god, generally. N-GMS H2316 θεοῦ theou
Analysis:

God God God
even as According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. Adv H2531 καθὼς kathōs
all All, the whole, every kind of. Adj-NMP H3956 πάντες pantes
this day, Today, now. Adv H4594 σήμερον sēmeron

Locations

Cilicia

CILICIAsi-lish'-i-a (he Kilikia): An important province at the Southeast angle of Asia Minor, corresponding nearly with the modern Turkish vilayet of Adana; enfolded between the Taurus mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, with the Amanus range on the East and Pamphylia on the West; chief rivers, the Pyramus, Sarus, Cydnus and Calycadnus. The character of Cil... View Details

Tarsus

TARSUStar'-sus (Tarsos, ethnic Tarseus):1. Situation2. Foundation Legends3. Tarsus under Oriental Power4. Tarsus under Greek Sway5. Tarsus in the Roman Empire6. The University7. The Tarsian Constitution 8. Paul of Tarsus9. Later HistoryLITERATURE1. Situation:The chief city of Cilicia, the southeastern portion of Asia Minor. It lay on both banks of the river... View Details

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Berean Bible “I am a Jew, a man born in Tarsus of Cilicia and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been instructed according to the exactness of the Law of our Fathers, being a zealous one of God, even as you all are this day,
King James Bible “I I am verily a man which am a Jew, a man born in Tarsus of Cilicia and Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been instructed and taught according to the exactness perfect manner of the Law law of our Fathers, being a the fathers, and was zealous one of toward God, even as you ye all are this day,day.
Hebrew Greek English “I "I am a Jew, a man born in Tarsus of Cilicia and Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of city, educated under Gamaliel, having been instructed strictly according to the exactness of the Law law of our Fathers, fathers, being a zealous one of God, even for God just as you all are this day,today.
New American Standard Bible 1995 “I "I am a Jew, a man born in Tarsus of Cilicia and Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of city, educated under Gamaliel, having been instructed strictly according to the exactness of the Law law of our Fathers, fathers, being a zealous one of God, even for God just as you all are this day,today.