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Nehemiah

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And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And I perceived acknowledge Verb H3045 וָאֵ֣דְעָ֔ה va·'e·de·'ah,
that the portions portion Noun H4521 מְנָיֹ֥ות me·na·yo·vt
of the Levites Leviite Adjective H3881 הַלְוִיִּ֖ם hal·vi·yim
had not been given add Verb H5414 נִתָּ֑נָה nit·ta·nah;
[them] for the Levites Leviite Adjective H3881 הַלְוִיִּ֥ם hal·vi·yim
and the singers sing Verb H7891 וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֖ים ve·ham·sho·re·rim
that did accomplish Verb H6213 עֹשֵׂ֥י o·sei
the work business Noun H4399 הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ ham·me·la·chah.
were fled drive away Verb H1272 וַיִּבְרְח֧וּ vai·yiv·re·chu
every one great Noun H376 אִישׁ־ ish-
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 his field country Noun H7704 לְשָׂדֵ֛הוּ le·sa·de·hu

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King James Bible And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.
Hebrew Greek English And I perceived also discovered that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for them, so that the Levites and the singers, that did singers who performed the work, were fled every one service had gone away, each to his own field.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And I perceived also discovered that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for them, so that the Levites and the singers, that did singers who performed the work, were fled every one service had gone away, each to his own field.