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1 Samuel

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Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain; and David was hurrying to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to seize them.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Saul "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 שָׁא֜וּל sha·'ul
Analysis:
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went to go, come, walk Verb H1980 וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ vai·ye·lech
on one this, here Pronoun H2088 מִזֶּ֔ה miz·zeh,
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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side a side Noun H6654 מִצַּ֤ד mi·tzad
of the mountain, mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 הָהָר֙ ha·har
Analysis:

Mountain often represents Government and power in the Jewish mind set. 

and David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 וְדָוִ֧ד ve·da·vid
Analysis:
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and his men man Noun H376 וַאֲנָשָׁ֛יו va·'a·na·shav
on the other this, here Pronoun H2088 מִזֶּ֑ה miz·zeh;
side a side Noun H6654 מִצַּ֥ד mi·tzad
of the mountain; mountain, hill, hill country Noun H2022 הָהָ֖ר ha·har
and David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָוִ֜ד da·vid
Analysis:
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was hurrying to be in trepidation, hurry or alarm Verb H2648 נֶחְפָּ֤ז nech·paz
to get away to go, come, walk Verb H1980 לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ la·le·chet
from Saul, "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 שָׁא֔וּל sha·'ul,
Analysis:
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for Saul "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 וְשָׁא֣וּל ve·sha·'ul
Analysis:
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and his men man Noun H376 וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו va·'a·na·shav
were surrounding to surround Verb H5849 עֹֽטְרִ֛ים o·te·rim
David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִ֥ד da·vid
Analysis:
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and his men man Noun H376 אֲנָשָׁ֖יו a·na·shav
to seize to lay hold of, wield Verb H8610 לְתָפְשָֽׂם׃ le·ta·fe·sam.
them.      

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David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain; and David was hurrying to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to seize them.
King James Bible And Saul went on one this side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other that side of the mountain; mountain: and David was hurrying made haste to get away from Saul, for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men were surrounding compassed David and his men round about to seize take them.
Hebrew Greek English Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain; and David was hurrying to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to seize them.