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And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And I said answer Verb H559 וָאֹמַ֞ר va·'o·mar
unto the nobles noble Noun H2715 הַחֹרִ֤ים ha·cho·rim
and to the rulers prince Noun H5461 הַסְּגָנִים֙ has·se·ga·nim
and to the rest abundant Noun H3499 יֶ֣תֶר ye·ter
of the people folk Noun H5971 הָעָ֔ם ha·'am,
The work business Noun H4399 הַמְּלָאכָ֥ה ham·me·la·chah
[is] great abundance Verb H7235 הַרְבֵּ֖ה har·beh
and large broad Adjective H7342 וּרְחָבָ֑ה u·re·cha·vah;
and we are separated disperse Verb H6504 נִפְרָדִים֙ nif·ra·dim
upon the wall wall Noun H2346 הַ֣חֹומָ֔ה ha·cho·v·mah,
far from far abroad Adjective H7350 רְחֹוקִ֖ים re·cho·v·kim
one great Noun H376 אִ֥ישׁ 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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another another Noun H251 מֵאָחִֽיו׃ me·'a·chiv.

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King James Bible And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another.
Hebrew Greek English And I said unto to the nobles, the officials and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The "The work is great and large, extensive, and we are separated upon on the wall, one wall far from one another.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And I said unto to the nobles, the officials and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The "The work is great and large, extensive, and we are separated upon on the wall, one wall far from one another.