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Genesis

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until your brother's anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him. Then I will send and get you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?"

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
until as far as, even to, up to, until, while Prepostion H5704 עַד־ ad-
your brother's a brother Noun H251 אָחִ֜יךָ a·chi·cha
anger a nostril, nose, face, anger Noun H639 אַף־ af-
against from Prepostion H4480 מִמְּךָ֗ mim·me·cha
you subsides to turn back, return Verb H7725 שׁ֨וּב shuv
and he forgets to forget Verb H7911 וְשָׁכַח֙ ve·sha·chach
what who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
you did do, make Verb H6213 עָשִׂ֣יתָ a·si·ta
to him. Then I will send to send Verb H7971 וְשָׁלַחְתִּ֖י ve·sha·lach·ti
and get to take Verb H3947 וּלְקַחְתִּ֣יךָ u·le·kach·ti·cha
you from there. there, thither Adverb H8033 מִשָּׁ֑ם mi·sham;
Why what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 לָמָ֥ה la·mah
should I be bereaved to be bereaved Verb H7921 אֶשְׁכַּ֛ל esh·kal
of you both two (a card. number) Noun H8147 שְׁנֵיכֶ֖ם she·nei·chem
in one one Adjective H259 אֶחָֽד׃ 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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day?" day Noun H3117 יֹ֥ום yo·vm

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New American Standard Bible 1995 until your brother's anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him. Then I will send and get you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?"
King James Bible until your Until thy brother's anger against you subsides turn away from thee, and he forgets what you did forget that which thou hast done to him. Then him: then I will send send, and get you fetch thee from there. Why thence: why should I be bereaved deprived also of you both in one day?"day?
Hebrew Greek English until your brother's anger against you subsides and he forgets what you did to him. Then I will send and get you from there. Why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?"