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Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Ho ah Interjection H1945 הֹ֤וי ho·vy
Analysis:

 
Every all manner Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
every one that thirsteth thirst-eth Adjective H6771 צָמֵא֙ tza·me
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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come along Verb H1980 לְכ֣וּ le·chu
ye to the waters waste Noun H4325 לַמַּ֔יִם lam·ma·yim,
who after Particle H834 וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר va·'a·sher
have else Particle H369 אֵֽין־ ein-
and he that hath no money money Noun H3701 כָּ֑סֶף ka·sef;
come along Verb H1980 לְכ֤וּ le·chu
ye buy buy Verb H7666 שִׁבְרוּ֙ shiv·ru
and eat burn up Verb H398 וֶֽאֱכֹ֔לוּ ve·'e·cho·lu,
Come along Verb H1980 וּלְכ֣וּ u·le·chu
buy buy Verb H7666 שִׁבְר֗וּ shiv·ru
wine banqueting Noun H3196 יַ֥יִן ya·yin
and milk cheese Noun H2461 וְחָלָֽב׃ ve·cha·lav.
without money money Noun H3701 כֶ֛סֶף che·sef
Without before Adverb H3808 וּבְלֹ֥וא u·ve·lo·v
and without price gain Noun H4242 מְחִ֖יר me·chir

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King James Bible Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Hebrew Greek English Ho, every "Ho! Every one that thirsteth, who thirsts, come ye to the waters, and he that hath waters; And you who have no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk without Without money and without price.cost.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Ho, every "Ho! Every one that thirsteth, who thirsts, come ye to the waters, and he that hath waters; And you who have no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, money come, buy and eat. Come, buy wine and milk without Without money and without price.cost.