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Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
or and Conjunction H176 אֹֽו־ ov-
Or have found be able Verb H4672 מָצָ֧א ma·tza
that which was lost lost Noun H9 אֲבֵדָ֛ה a·ve·dah
and lieth deceive Verb H3584 וְכִ֥חֶשׁ ve·chi·chesh
concerning it and sweareth adjure Verb H7650 וְנִשְׁבַּ֣ע ve·nish·ba
falsely without a cause Noun H8267 שָׁ֑קֶר sha·ker;
sinning cleanse Verb H2398 לַחֲטֹ֥א la·cha·to
regard above Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
in any a Adjective H259 אַחַ֗ת a·chat
one all manner Noun H3605 מִכֹּ֛ל mik·kol
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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of all these that a man person Noun H120 הָאָדָ֖ם ha·'a·dam
doeth accomplish Verb H6213 יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה ya·'a·seh

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King James Bible Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein:
Hebrew Greek English Or have or has found what was lost and lied about it and sworn falsely, so that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; he sins in regard to any one of all these that the things a man doeth, sinning therein:may do;
New American Standard Bible 1995 Or have or has found what was lost and lied about it and sworn falsely, so that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; he sins in regard to any one of all these that the things a man doeth, sinning therein:may do;