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Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
which after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֣ר a·sher
Which thou hast commanded appoint Verb H6680 צִוִּ֗יתָ tziv·vi·ta
thy servants bondage Noun H5650 עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ a·va·dei·cha
the prophets prophecy Noun H5030 הַנְּבִיאִים֮ han·ne·vi·'im
saying answer Verb H559 לֵאמֹר֒ le·mor
The land common Noun H776 הָאָ֗רֶץ ha·'a·retz
which after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֨ר a·sher
unto which ye go abide Verb H935 בָּאִים֙ ba·'im
to possess cast out Verb H3423 לְרִשְׁתָּ֔הּ le·rish·tah,
it is an unclean far Noun H5079 נִדָּה֙ nid·dah
land common Noun H776 אֶ֤רֶץ e·retz
with the filthiness far Noun H5079 בְּנִדַּ֖ת be·nid·dat
of the people folk Noun H5971 עַמֵּ֣י am·mei
of the lands common Noun H776 הָאֲרָצֹ֑ות ha·'a·ra·tzo·vt;
with their abominations Tolaites Noun H8441 בְּתֹועֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם be·to·v·'a·vo·tei·hem
which after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֥ר a·sher
which have filled accomplish Verb H4390 מִלְא֛וּהָ mil·'u·ha
it from one end according Noun H6310 מִפֶּ֥ה mip·peh
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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to another according Noun H6310 פֶּ֖ה peh
with their uncleanness filthiness Noun H2932 בְּטֻמְאָתָֽם׃ be·tum·'a·tam.

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King James Bible Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness.
Hebrew Greek English Which thou hast which You have commanded by thy Your servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto 'The land which ye go you are entering to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness uncleanness of the people peoples of the lands, with their abominations, abominations which have filled it from one end to another end and with their uncleanness.impurity.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Which thou hast which You have commanded by thy Your servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto 'The land which ye go you are entering to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness uncleanness of the people peoples of the lands, with their abominations, abominations which have filled it from one end to another end and with their uncleanness.impurity.