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And the one having invited you and him, having come, will say to you, ‘Give your place to this one,’ and then with shame you should begin to take the last place.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
having invited (a) to call, summon, invite, (b) to call, name. V-APA-NMS H2564 καλέσας kalesas
And And, even, also, namely. Conj H2532 καὶ kai
having come, To come, go. V-APA-NMS H2064 ἐλθὼν elthōn
‘Give To offer, give; to put, place. V-AMA-2S H1325 δὸς dos
[your] place A place, region, seat; an opportunity. N-AMS H5117 τόπον topon
to this one,’ This; he, she, it. DPro-DMS H3778    
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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then Then, at that time. Adv H5119 τότε tote
shame Shame, shamefacedness, shameful deeds. N-GFS H152 αἰσχύνης aischunēs
to take (a) to hold fast, bind, arrest, (b) to take possession of, lay hold of, (c) to hold back, detain, restrain, (d) to hold a ship, keep its head. V-PNA H2722 κατέχειν katechein
the The, the definite article. Adj-AMS H2078 ἔσχατον eschaton
place. A place, region, seat; an opportunity. N-AMS H5117 τόπον topon

People

Shamed

a descendant of Benjamin

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Berean Bible And the one having invited you and him, having come, will say to you, ‘Give your place to this one,’ and then with shame you should begin to take the last place.
King James Bible And the one having invited you he that bade thee and him, having come, will him come and say to you, ‘Give your place to thee, Give this one,’ man place; and then thou begin with shame you should begin to take the last place.lowest room.
Hebrew Greek English And the one having and he who invited you and him, having come, both will come and say to you, ‘Give 'Give your place to this one,’ man,' and then with shame in disgrace you should begin proceed to take occupy the last place.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And the one having and he who invited you and him, having come, both will come and say to you, ‘Give 'Give your place to this one,’ man,' and then with shame in disgrace you should begin proceed to take occupy the last place.