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2 Samuel

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And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And Absalom Abishalom Noun H53 אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ום av·sha·lo·vm,
rose up early arise Verb H7925 וְהִשְׁכִּים֙ ve·hish·kim
and stood abide Verb H5975 וְעָמַ֕ד ve·'a·mad
and above Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
the way along Noun H1870 דֶּ֣רֶךְ de·rech
of the gate gate Noun H8179 הַשָּׁ֑עַר ha·sha·'ar;
any all manner Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
and it was [so] that when any man great Noun H376 הָאִ֣ישׁ ha·'ish
had become Verb H1961 וַיְהִ֡י vay·hi
that had a controversy adversary Noun H7379 רִיב֩ riv
came abide Verb H935 לָבֹ֨וא la·vo·v
to the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ham·me·lech
for judgment adversary Noun H4941 לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט lam·mish·pat
then Absalom Abishalom Noun H53 אַבְשָׁלֹ֤ום av·sha·lo·vm
called bewray Verb H7121 וַיִּקְרָ֨א vai·yik·ra
unto him and said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֗אמֶר vai·yo·mer
he he Pronoun H2088 מִזֶּ֥ה miz·zeh
city Ai Noun H5892 עִיר֙ ir
[art] thou? And he said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֕אמֶר vai·yo·mer
Thy servant bondage Noun H5650 עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ av·de·cha.
[is] of one a Adjective H259 מֵאַחַ֥ד me·'a·chad
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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of the tribes correction Noun H7626 שִׁבְטֵֽי־ shiv·tei-
of Israel Israel Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל yis·ra·'el
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ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

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King James Bible And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
Hebrew Greek English And Absalom rose up early, used to rise early and stood stand beside the way of to the gate: gate; and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came suit to come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, would call to him and said, Of say, "From what city art thou? are you?" And he said, Thy would say, "Your servant is of from one of the tribes of Israel."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Absalom rose up early, used to rise early and stood stand beside the way of to the gate: gate; and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came suit to come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, would call to him and said, Of say, "From what city art thou? are you?" And he said, Thy would say, "Your servant is of from one of the tribes of Israel."