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this one led them out, having done wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
this one This; he, she, it. DPro-NMS H3778 οὗτος outos
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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led them out To lead out, sometimes to death, execution. V-AIA-3S H1806 ἐξήγαγεν exēgagen
having done (a) to make, manufacture, construct, (b) to do, act, cause. V-APA-NMS H4160 ποιήσας poiēsas
wonders A wonder, portent, marvel. N-ANP H5059 τέρατα terata
signs A sign, miracle, indication, mark, token. N-ANP H4592 σημεῖα sēmeia
[the] land The earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region. N-DFS H1093 τῇ tē
of Egypt, Egypt. N-DFS H125 Αἰγύπτῳ aiguptō
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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[the] Red Red. Adj-DFS H2063 ἐρυθρᾷ eruthra
Sea, (a) the sea, in contrast to the land, (b) a particular sea or lake, e.g. the Sea of Galilee (Tiberias), the Red Sea. N-DFS H2281 θαλάσσῃ thalassē
wilderness Deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate. Adj-DFS H2048 ἐρήμῳ erēmō
years. A year. N-ANP H2094 ἔτη etē

Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

Red Sea

RED SEA(yam-cuph (Exodus 10:19 and often), but in many passages it is simply hayam, "the sea" Septuagint with 2 or 3 exceptions renders it by he eruthra thalassa, "the Red Sea"; Latin geographers Mare Rubrum):1. Name2. Peculiarities3. Old Testament References4. Passage through the Red Sea by the IsraelitesObjections(1) Steep Banks of the Channel(2) Walls For... View Details

Sea of Egypt (Red Sea)

RED SEA (yam-cuph (Exodus 10:19 and often), but in many passages it is simply hayam, "the sea" Septuagint with 2 or 3 exceptions renders it by he eruthra thalassa, "the Red Sea"; Latin geographers Mare Rubrum): 1. Name 2. Peculiarities 3. Old Testament References 4. Passage through the Red Sea by the Israelites Objection... View Details

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Berean Bible this one led them out, having done wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
King James Bible this one led He brought them out, having done after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
Hebrew Greek English this one "This man led them out, having done performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, Egypt and in the Red Sea, Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.
New American Standard Bible 1995 this one "This man led them out, having done performing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, Egypt and in the Red Sea, Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.