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And a certain one having come, reported to them, “Behold, the men whom you put in the prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
a certain 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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having come, (a) to come on the scene, appear, come, (b) with words expressing destination: to present oneself at, arrive at, reach. V-APM-NMS H3854 παραγενόμενος paragenomenos
reported To report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare. V-AIA-3S H518 ἀπήγγειλεν apēngeilen
men A male human being; a man, husband. N-NMP H435 ἄνδρες andres
whom Who, which, what, that. RelPro-AMP H3739 οὓς ous
you put To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. V-AIM-2P H5087 ἔθεσθε ethesthe
prison A watching, keeping guard; a guard, prison; imprisonment. N-DFS H5438 φυλακῇ phulakē
standing (a) to make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; to place oneself, stand, (b) to set in balance, weigh; (c) to stand, stand by, stand still; to stand ready, stand firm, to be steadfast. V-RPA-NMP H2476 ἑστῶτες estōtes
teaching To teach, direct, admonish. V-PPA-NMP H1321 διδάσκοντες didaskontes
people!” (a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd. N-AMS H2992 λαόν laon

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PUTput (puT; Phoud, in Genesis and Chronicles, variant for Genesis Phout, for Chronicles, Phouth):1. Renderings:In consequence of the identification at the time, the prophets have "Libya" (Libues), except Nab 3:9, where the Greek renders the word as phuge, "flight." The Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has "Phut," "Phuth," and in the Prophets "Li... View Details

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a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

Parallel Verses

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Berean Bible And a certain one having come, reported to them, “Behold, the men whom you put in the prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”
King James Bible And a certain Then came one having come, reported to and told them, “Behold, saying, Behold, the men whom you ye put in the prison are standing in the temple temple, and teaching the people!”people.
Hebrew Greek English And a certain one having come, But someone came and reported to them, “Behold, the "The men whom you put in the prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”people!"
New American Standard Bible 1995 And a certain one having come, But someone came and reported to them, “Behold, the "The men whom you put in the prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”people!"