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1 Timothy

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Lay hands on no one hastily, nor share in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Lay To put, place upon, lay on; to add, give in addition. V-PMA-2S H2007 ἐπιτίθει epitithei
hands A hand. N-AFP H5495 Χεῖρας cheiras
on no one No one, none, nothing. Adj-DMS H3367 μηδενὶ mēdeni
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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hastily, Soon, quickly, hastily. Adv H5030 τάχεως tacheōs
nor And not, not even, neither…nor. Conj H3366 μηδὲ mēde
share (a) to share, communicate, contribute, impart, (b) to share in, have a share of, have fellowship with. V-PMA-2S H2841 κοινώνει koinōnei
in [the] sins Properly: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed. N-DFP H266 ἁμαρτίαις amartiais
of others; Belonging to another person, belonging to others, foreign, strange. Adj-DFP H245 ἀλλοτρίαις allotriais
keep To keep, guard, observe, watch over. V-PMA-2S H5083 τήρει tērei
yourself Of yourself. PPro-AM2S H4572 σεαυτὸν seauton
pure. (originally, in a condition prepared for worship), pure (either ethically, or ritually, ceremonially), chaste. Adj-AMS H53 ἁγνὸν agnon

Parallel Verses

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Berean Bible Lay hands on no one hastily, nor share in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
King James Bible Lay hands suddenly on no one hastily, nor share in the sins man, neither be partaker of others; other men's sins: keep yourself thyself pure.
Hebrew Greek English Lay Do not lay hands on no one hastily, nor upon anyone too hastily and thereby share in responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself pure.free from sin.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Lay Do not lay hands on no one hastily, nor upon anyone too hastily and thereby share in responsibility for the sins of others; keep yourself pure.free from sin.