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And after the three and a half days, the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon those beholding them.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
after (a) genitive: with, in company with, (b) accusative: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. Prep H3326 μετὰ meta
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three Three. Adj-AFP H5140 τρεῖς treis
Analysis:

Three: Purposes of God in: Testing, revealing, proving, documenting, victory and if applied to God, holiness

The number "three" is one of the most significant numbers in the Scriptures. Its primary purpose is for the sake of revealing or documenting something as fact (testing to validate something). It is also connected to the outcome of the will of God. One of the most famous occurrences for the number three is found in the book of Jonah, where Jonah is in the belly of the fish "three days and three nights."  A major aspect of the book of Jonah is that the prophet was fleeing from the presence of HaShem. Instead of Jonah going to Nineveh as God had commanded, the prophet desired not to obey this commandment, even if it meant that his relationship with God would be destroyed. HaShem decided to test to see if Jonah preferred to end his relationship with God rather than go to Nineveh. By placing Jonah in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights, it would be revealed whether it was true that Jonah wanted to end his relationship with God over this commandment to go to Nineveh. It is most significant that immediately after (in the next verse) the reader is informed that Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.  What does Jonah do? The text states that Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from within the fish. Hence, the three days and three nights ultimately revealed, proved, or documented that what Jonah said he wanted was not true. One could also say that Jonah was tested for those three days and three nights and the test results showed that he did not want to end his relationship with God and in the end Jonah went to Nineveh.

In a similar manner, Peter rejects Yeshua's statement that he will deny Him. Therefore, Yeshua says to Peter that he will deny Him three times. These three denials prove, document, and reveal to the reader that Yeshua's statement was factual. It is not a coincidence that when Yeshua reinstated Peter after the resurrection, He asked him three times, "do you love Me?” In this context, Yeshua was testing the validity of Peter's statement. 

Yeshua also revealed that He, in a similar manner to Jonah being in the belly of the fish three days and three nights, would be in the belly of the earth three days and three nights and then rise from the dead. In this passage, the number three not only documents the fact that He died, but also the resurrection. It is also very significant that Yeshua rose on the third day.

The number three also relates to victory, as in the completion of God's purposes and plans. In the book of Genesis, one reads about the offering of Isaac. This passage has great theological significance and is one of the first passages which is read in the morning synagogue service each day. This section begins with HaShem commanding Abraham to offer his son as a burnt offering on one of the mountains in the land of Moriah. The climax of this portion of Scripture comes about on the third day. It was on the third day that HaShem provided the ram so that Isaac would live. In this passage, Isaac represents the promise (of God) which would have died (ended) had not HaShem acted. There is not a conflict between the two concepts for the number three of victory (the fulfillment of God’s will) and revelation or documentation. Often, it is the climax of what HaShem wants to do, which is simply being revealed or proved with the use of the number three.

Please note that when the number three is applied to God, then it can relate to holiness; whereas the number seven relates to holiness when this number is about man (see explanation for the number seven).

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a half Half. Adj-ANS H2255 ἥμισυ ēmisu
days, A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. N-AFP H2250 ἡμέρας ēmeras
[the] spirit Wind, breath, spirit. N-NNS H4151 πνεῦμα pneuma
of life Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. N-GFS H2222 ζωῆς zōēs
God (a) God, (b) a god, generally. N-GMS H2316 θεοῦ theou
Analysis:

God God God

entered To go in, come in, enter. V-AIA-3S H1525 εἰσῆλθεν eisēlthen
they stood (a) to make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; to place oneself, stand, (b) to set in balance, weigh; (c) to stand, stand by, stand still; to stand ready, stand firm, to be steadfast. V-AIA-3P H2476 ἔστησαν estēsan
feet; The foot. N-AMP H4228 πόδας podas
great Large, great, in the widest sense. Adj-NMS H3173 μέγας megas
fear (a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect. N-NMS H5401 φόβος phobos
into In, on, among. V-AIA-3S H1968 ἐπέπεσεν epepesen
the The, the definite article. Art-AMP H3588 τὰς tas
beholding To look at, gaze, behold; to see, experience, discern; to partake of. V-PPA-AMP H2334 θεωροῦντας theōrountas

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Berean Bible And after the three and a half days, the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon those beholding them.
King James Bible And after the three days and a an half days, the spirit Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon those beholding them which saw them.
Hebrew Greek English And But after the three and a half days, the spirit breath of life from God entered came into them, and they stood upon on their feet; and great fear fell upon those beholding who were watching them.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And But after the three and a half days, the spirit breath of life from God entered came into them, and they stood upon on their feet; and great fear fell upon those beholding who were watching them.