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And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And he shall confirm exceed Verb H1396 וְהִגְבִּ֥יר ve·hig·bir
the covenant confederacy Noun H1285 בְּרִ֛ית be·rit
with many in abundance Adjective H7227 לָרַבִּ֖ים la·rab·bim
for one a Adjective H259 אֶחָ֑ד e·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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week seven Noun H7620 שָׁב֣וּעַ sha·vu·a'
and in the midst half Noun H2677 וַחֲצִ֨י va·cha·tzi
of the week seven Noun H7620 הַשָּׁב֜וּעַ ha·sha·vu·a'
to cease cause to Verb H7673 יַשְׁבִּ֣ית yash·bit
he shall cause the sacrifice offer Noun H2077 זֶ֣בַח ze·vach
and the oblation gift Noun H4503 וּמִנְחָ֗ה u·min·chah
and for the overspreading bird Noun H3671 כְּנַ֤ף ke·naf
of abominations idol Noun H8251 שִׁקּוּצִים֙ shik·ku·tzim
he shall make [it] desolate make amazed Verb H8074 מְשֹׁמֵ֔ם me·sho·mem,
upon the desolate make amazed Verb H8074 שֹׁמֵֽם׃ sho·mem.
until against Prepostion H5704 וְעַד־ ve·'ad-
even until the consummation altogether Noun H3617 כָּלָה֙ ka·lah
and that determined bestir self Verb H2782 וְנֶ֣חֱרָצָ֔ה ve·ne·che·ra·tzah,
shall be poured drop Verb H5413 תִּתַּ֖ךְ tit·tach

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King James Bible And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Hebrew Greek English And "And he shall confirm the will make a firm covenant with the many for one week: and week, but in the midst middle of the week he shall cause the will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading wing of abominations he shall make it will come one who makes desolate, even until the consummation, and a complete destruction, one that determined shall be is decreed, is poured upon out on the one who makes desolate."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And "And he shall confirm the will make a firm covenant with the many for one week: and week, but in the midst middle of the week he shall cause the will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading wing of abominations he shall make it will come one who makes desolate, even until the consummation, and a complete destruction, one that determined shall be is decreed, is poured upon out on the one who makes desolate."