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And they are singing as a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures, and the elders. And no one was able to learn the song, except the one hundred forty-four thousand having been redeemed from the earth.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
they are singing To sing. V-PIA-3P H103 ᾄδουσιν adousin
And And, even, also, namely. Adj-AFS H2537 καινὴν kainēn
song An ode, song, hymn. N-AFS H5603 ᾠδην ōdēn
before Before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of. Prep H1799 ἐνώπιον enōpion
throne, A (king's) throne, seat; power, dominion; a potentate. N-GMS H2362 θρόνου thronou
before Before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of. Prep H1799 ἐνώπιον enōpion
four Four. Adj-NFP H5064 τεσσάρων tessarōn
living creatures, An animal, living creature. N-GNP H2226 ζῴων zōōn
elders. Elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly. Adj-GMP H4245 πρεσβυτέρων presbuterōn
no one No one, none, nothing. Adj-NMS H3762 οὐδεὶς oudeis
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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was able (a) to be powerful, have (the) power, (b) to be able. V-IIM/P-3S H1410 ἐδύνατο edunato
to learn To learn; with adj. or nouns: to learn to be so and so; with acc. of person who is the object of knowledge; aor. sometimes: to ascertain. V-ANA H3129 μαθεῖν mathein
song, An ode, song, hymn. N-AFS H5603 ᾠδην ōdēn
one hundred One hundred. Adj-NFP H1540 ἑκατὸν ekaton
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.

Loveisrael.org - Baruch Korman, Ph.D. - All Rights Reserved - Used with Permission 2016
thousand A thousand, the number one thousand. N-NFP H5505 χιλιάδες chiliades
having been redeemed To buy. V-RPM/P-NMP H59 ἠγορασμένοι ēgorasmenoi
earth. The earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region. N-GFS H1093 γῆς gēs

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Berean Bible And they are singing as a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures, and the elders. And no one was able to learn the song, except the one hundred forty-four thousand having been redeemed from the earth.
King James Bible And they are singing sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures, beasts, and the elders. And elders: and no one was able to man could learn that song but the song, except the one hundred forty-four thousand having been and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
Hebrew Greek English And they are singing as sang a new song before the throne, throne and before the four living creatures, creatures and the elders. And elders; and no one was able to could learn the song, song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand having who had been redeemed purchased from the earth.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And they are singing as sang a new song before the throne, throne and before the four living creatures, creatures and the elders. And elders; and no one was able to could learn the song, song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand having who had been redeemed purchased from the earth.