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And one having run and having filled a sponge with vinegar, having put it on a reed, gave Him to drink, saying, “Let be; let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
one Any one, someone, a certain one or thing. IPro-NMS H5100 τις tis
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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having run To run, exercise oneself, make progress. V-APA-NMS H5143 δραμὼν dramōn
having filled To fill, load. V-APA-NMS H1072 γεμίσας gemisas
a sponge A sponge. N-AMS H4699 σπόγγον spongon
with vinegar, Vinegar, sour wine mixed with water, a common drink of Roman soldiers. N-GNS H3690 ὄξους oxous
having put [it] on To place or put around, clothe; fig: to bestow, confer. V-APA-NMS H4060 περιθεὶς peritheis
a reed, A reed; a reed-pen, reed-staff, measuring rod. N-DMS H2563 καλάμῳ kalamō
gave Him to drink To cause to drink, give to drink; irrigate, water. V-IIA-3S H4222 ἐπότιζεν epotizen
saying, (denoting speech in progress), (a) to say, speak; to mean, mention, tell, (b) to call, name, especially in the pass., (c) to tell, command. V-PPA-NMS H3004 λέγων legōn
“Let be; (a) to send away, (b) to let go, release, permit to depart, (c) to remit, forgive, (d) to permit, suffer. V-AMA-2P H863 ἄφετε aphete
let us see To see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware. V-ASA-1P H3708    
if If. Conj H1487 εἰ ei
Elijah Elijah, the prophet. N-NMS H2243 Ἠλίας ēlias
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comes To come, go. V-PIM/P-3S H2064 ἔρχεται erchetai
to take Him down (a) to take down, pull down, depose, destroy. V-ANA H2507 καθελεῖν kathelein

Locations

Put

PUTput (puT; Phoud, in Genesis and Chronicles, variant for Genesis Phout, for Chronicles, Phouth):1. Renderings:In consequence of the identification at the time, the prophets have "Libya" (Libues), except Nab 3:9, where the Greek renders the word as phuge, "flight." The Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has "Phut," "Phuth," and in the Prophets "Li... View Details

People

Put

a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

Elijah

Elijah [N] [B] [H]  [S] whose God is Jehovah.  "The Tishbite," the "Elias" of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. There is mention made of a town called Thisbe, south of Kadesh, but it is impossible to say whether this was the place referred to in the name given to the prophet.  Having deliver... View Details

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Berean Bible And one having run and having filled a sponge with vinegar, having put it on a reed, gave Him to drink, saying, “Let be; let us see if Elijah comes to take Him down.”
King James Bible And one having run ran and having filled a sponge with spunge full of vinegar, having and put it on a reed, and gave Him him to drink, saying, “Let be; Let alone; let us see if Elijah comes whether Elias will come to take Him him down.”
Hebrew Greek English And one having run Someone ran and having filled a sponge with vinegar, having sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him to a drink, saying, “Let be; let "Let us see if whether Elijah comes will come to take Him down.”"
New American Standard Bible 1995 And one having run Someone ran and having filled a sponge with vinegar, having sour wine, put it on a reed, and gave Him to a drink, saying, “Let be; let "Let us see if whether Elijah comes will come to take Him down.”"