New American Standard Bible 1995

Back to Reader

Jeremiah

Note Journal Prayer

34

:

10

“

And all the officials and all the people obeyed who had entered into the covenant that each man should set free his male servant and each man his female servant, so that no one should keep them any longer in bondage; they obeyed, and set them free.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And all the whole, all Noun H3605 כָל־ chol-
the officials chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince Noun H8269 הַשָּׂרִ֨ים has·sa·rim
and all the whole, all Noun H3605 וְכָל־ ve·chol-
the people people Noun H5971 הָעָ֜ם ha·'am
obeyed to hear Verb H8085 וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩ vai·yish·me·'u
who who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
had entered to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 בָּ֣אוּ ba·'u
into the covenant a covenant Noun H1285 בַבְּרִ֗ית vab·be·rit
that each man Noun H376 אִ֣ישׁ ish
man man Noun H376 וְאִ֤ישׁ ve·'ish
should set to send Verb H7971 לְ֠שַׁלַּח le·shal·lach
free free Adjective H2670 חָפְשִׁ֔ים cha·fe·shim,
his male servant slave, servant Noun H5650 עַבְדֹּ֞ו av·dov
and each man man Noun H376    
his female servant, maid, maidservant Noun H8198 שִׁפְחָתֹו֙ shif·cha·tov
so that no not, except sub H1115 לְבִלְתִּ֥י le·vil·ti
one a wearing out H1097    
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.

Loveisrael.org - Baruch Korman, Ph.D. - All Rights Reserved - Used with Permission 2016
should keep to work, serve Verb H5647 עֲבָד־ a·vad-
them any longer a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, beside sub H5750 עֹ֑וד o·vd;
in bondage; to work, serve Verb H5647    
they obeyed, to hear Verb H8085 וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ vai·yish·me·'u
and set to send Verb H7971 וַיְשַׁלֵּֽחוּ׃ vay·shal·le·chu.
[them free].      

Parallel Verses

Removed text
Added text
New American Standard Bible 1995 And all the officials and all the people obeyed who had entered into the covenant that each man should set free his male servant and each man his female servant, so that no one should keep them any longer in bondage; they obeyed, and set them free.
King James Bible And Now when all the officials princes, and all the people obeyed who people, which had entered into the covenant covenant, heard that each man should set free his male servant and each man his female servant, so that no every one should keep let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any longer in bondage; more, then they obeyed, and set let them free.go.
Hebrew Greek English And all the officials and all the people obeyed who had entered into the covenant that each man should set free his male servant and each man his female servant, so that no one should keep them any longer in bondage; they obeyed, and set them free.