New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Samuel

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Then she said, "Please let the king remember the LORD your God, so that the avenger of blood will not continue to destroy, otherwise they will destroy my son." And he said, "As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then she said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַתֹּאמֶר֩ vat·to·mer
"Please I (we) pray, now Interjection H4994 נָ֨א na
let the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ham·me·lech
remember remember Verb H2142 יִזְכָּר־ yiz·kar-
the LORD the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָ֣ה Yah·weh
your God, God, god Noun H430 אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ e·lo·hei·cha
[so that] the avenger to redeem, act as kinsman Verb H1350 גֹּאֵ֤ל go·'el
of blood blood Noun H1818 הַדָּם֙ had·dam
will not continue to be or become much, many or great Verb H7235 (מֵהַרְבַּ֞ת me·har·bat
to destroy, perhaps to go to ruin Verb H7843 לְשַׁחֵ֔ת le·sha·chet,
otherwise not Adverb H3808 וְלֹ֥א ve·lo
they will destroy to be exterminated or destroyed Verb H8045 יַשְׁמִ֖ידוּ yash·mi·du
my son." son Noun H1121 בְּנִ֑י be·ni;
And he said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ vai·yo·mer
"As the LORD the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָ֔ה Yah·weh
lives, alive, living Adjective H2416 חַי־ chai-
not one hair hair Noun H8185 מִשַּׂעֲרַ֥ת mis·sa·'a·rat
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 your son son Noun H1121 בְּנֵ֖ךְ be·nech
shall fall to fall, lie Verb H5307 יִפֹּ֛ל yip·pol
to the ground." earth, land Noun H776 אָֽרְצָה׃ a·re·tzah.

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Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then she said, "Please let the king remember the LORD your God, so that the avenger of blood will not continue to destroy, otherwise they will destroy my son." And he said, "As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground."
King James Bible Then she said, "Please said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD your thy God, so that thou wouldest not suffer the avenger revengers of blood will not continue to destroy, otherwise destroy any more, lest they will destroy my son." son. And he said, "As As the LORD lives, liveth, there shall not one hair of your thy son shall fall to the ground."earth.
Hebrew Greek English Then she said, "Please let the king remember the LORD your God, so that the avenger of blood will not continue to destroy, otherwise they will destroy my son." And he said, "As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground."