New American Standard Bible 1995

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Judges

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They said to one another, "Who did this thing?" And when they searched about and inquired, they said, "Gideon the son of Joash did this thing."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
They said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ vai·yo·me·ru
to one man Noun H376 אִ֣ישׁ ish
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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another, friend, companion, fellow Noun H7453 רֵעֵ֔הוּ re·'e·hu,
"Who who? Pronoun H4310 מִ֥י mi
did do, make Verb H6213 עָשָׂ֖ה a·sah
this this, here Pronoun H2088 הַזֶּ֑ה haz·zeh;
thing?" speech, word Noun H1697 הַדָּבָ֣ר had·da·var
And when they searched to resort to, seek Verb H1875 וַֽיִּדְרְשׁוּ֙ vai·yid·re·shu
about and inquired, to seek Verb H1245 וַיְבַקְשׁ֔וּ vay·vak·shu,
they said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ vai·yo·me·ru,
"Gideon a judge of Isr. Noun H1439 גִּדְעֹון֙ gid·'o·vn
the son son Noun H1121 בֶּן־ ben-
of Joash "Yah is strong," the name of several Isr. H3060    
Analysis:
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did do, make Verb H6213 עָשָׂ֖ה a·sah
this this, here Pronoun H2088 הַזֶּֽה׃ haz·zeh.
thing." speech, word Noun H1697 הַדָּבָ֥ר had·da·var

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Joash

Joash  whom Jehovah bestowed.  A contracted form of Jehoash, the father of Gideon ( Judges 6:11  Judges 6:29 ;  Judges 8:13  Judges 8:29  Judges 8:32 ).    One of the Benjamite archers who joined David at Ziklag ( 1 Chronicles 12:3 ).    One of King Ahab's sons ( 1 Kings 22:26 ).    King of Judah (&n... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 They said to one another, "Who did this thing?" And when they searched about and inquired, they said, "Gideon the son of Joash did this thing."
King James Bible They And they said to one to another, "Who did Who hath done this thing?" thing? And when they searched about inquired and inquired, asked, they said, "Gideon Gideon the son of Joash did hath done this thing."
Hebrew Greek English They said to one another, "Who did this thing?" And when they searched about and inquired, they said, "Gideon the son of Joash did this thing."