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having annulled in His flesh the law of commandments in ordinances, so that He might create in Himself the two into one new man, making peace,

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
having annulled (a) to make idle (inactive), make of no effect, annul, abolish, bring to naught, (b) to discharge, sever, separate from. V-APA-NMS H2673 καταργήσας katargēsas
flesh Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. N-DFS H4561 σαρκὶ sarki
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-AMS H3551 νόμον nomon
in In, on, among. N-GFP H1785 ἐντολῶν entolōn
ordinances, A decree, edict, ordinance. N-DNP H1378 δόγμασιν dogmasin
so that In order that, so that. Conj H2443 ἵνα ina
His He, she, it, they, them, same. PPro-GM3S H846 αὐτοῦ autou
He might create To create, form, shape, make, always of God. V-ASA-3S H2936 κτίσῃ ktisē
two Two. Adj-AMP H1417 δύο duo
Analysis:

Two: Two divergent opinions

The classic example for the number "two" is found in Matthew chapter 26. There, Yeshua says to His disciples,

"You know that after two days comes the Passover, and the Son of Man will be given over for crucifixion."  Matthew 26:2

The phrase "after two days" is somewhat meaningless because after two days can mean three or more days. The period is unspecified. The reason for such ambiguous language is because the purpose of the number two in this passage is not solely numerical. This means that the text is not intending to provide the reader with some definite information concerning a time period. Rather, the purpose of the number two in this context is one of the numerological meanings of the number two.  Often the number two relates to two divergent opinions. In the aforementioned verse, the author wants to inform the reader that there are two very different understandings for this coming Passover. Yeshua wants to emphasize that He is going up to Jerusalem in order to die as the true Passover sacrifice. Even though Yeshua states this emphatically, the disciples did not receive this. In fact, the disciples did not perceive at all what was going to take place during Passover in regard to Yeshua. In other words, Yeshua and the disciples have two divergent opinions concerning the Passover.

This same principle is also found in the Hebrew Bible (Old Covenant). In the book of Amos one reads,

"Can two walk together without them having agreed" Amos 3:3

The word which was translated into English with the phrase "them having agreed" is נועדו. The root of this word is יעד, which relates to a specific destination. The word which precedes this word is בלתי and in this context the word implies a change to the condition. In other words, had there not been a change in the condition, then the two could not walk together, i.e. they could not have arrived at the common destination.

The concept of divergent or different is also seen in the book of Genesis. In speaking about the sun and moon one reads, "And God made two great lights…" (Genesis 1:16). Obviously the sun and moon are very different, as one is a source of light, while the latter just reflects light. Also in the book of Genesis, one encounters the account of the flood. Here Noah is commanded to bring onto the ark two sorts of each type of animal. In this passage, the two relates to two different (or divergent) kinds of the same sort, i.e. male and female. 

Likewise, two angels came to Sodom, demonstrating that the people of Sodom had a very different way of living from that of the Law of God. Once again, the reader should not assume that every occurrence of the number two in the Bible demands this interpretation. However, one will find in a great majority of Biblical passages, the reader will be assisted in arriving at the proper interpretation, when he considers this divergent quality for the number two. 

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in In, on, among. Adj-AMS H1520 ἕνα ena
new Fresh, new, unused, novel. Adj-AMS H2537 καινὸν kainon
man, A man, one of the human race. N-AMS H444 ἄνθρωπον anthrōpon
making (a) to make, manufacture, construct, (b) to do, act, cause. V-PPA-NMS H4160 ποιῶν poiōn
peace, Peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual. N-AFS H1515 εἰρήνην eirēnēn

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Berean Bible having annulled in His flesh the law of commandments in ordinances, so that He might create in Himself the two into one new man, making peace,
King James Bible having annulled Having abolished in His his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that He might create ordinances; for to make in Himself the two into himself of twain one new man, so making peace,peace;
Hebrew Greek English having annulled by abolishing in His flesh the law enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that He might create in Himself He might make the two into one new man, making thus establishing peace,
New American Standard Bible 1995 having annulled by abolishing in His flesh the law enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, so that He might create in Himself He might make the two into one new man, making thus establishing peace,