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Paul wanted this one to go forth with him, and having taken him, he circumcised him on account of the Jews being in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Paul Paul, Paulus. N-NMS H3972 Παῦλος paulos
wanted To will, wish, desire, to be willing, intend, design. V-AIA-3S H2309 ἠθέλησεν ēthelēsen
this one This; he, she, it. DPro-AMS 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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to go forth To go out, come out. V-ANA H1831 ἐξελθεῖν exelthein
having taken [him], (a) to receive, get, (b) to take, lay hold of. V-APA-NMS H2983 λαβὼν labōn
he circumcised To cut around, circumcise. V-AIA-3S H4059 περιέτεμεν perietemen
on account of (a) genitive: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) accusative: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of. Prep H1223 διὰ dia
Jews Jewish. Adj-AMP H2453 Ἰουδαίους ioudaious
those That, that one there, yonder. DPro-DMP H1565 ἐκείνοις ekeinois
parts; A place, region, seat; an opportunity. N-DMP H5117 τόποις topois
vvv All, the whole, altogether. Adj-NMP H537 ἅπαντες apantes
father Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. N-NMS H3962 πατὴρ patēr
a Greek. A Hellene, the native word for a Greek; it is, however, a term wide enough to include all Greek-speaking (i.e. educated) non-Jews. N-NMS H1672 Ἕλλην ellēn

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Berean Bible Paul wanted this one to go forth with him, and having taken him, he circumcised him on account of the Jews being in those parts; for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
King James Bible Him would Paul wanted this one have to go forth with him, him; and having taken him, he took and circumcised him on account because of the Jews being which were in those parts; quarters: for they all knew all that his father was a Greek.
Hebrew Greek English Paul wanted this one man to go forth with him, him; and having taken him, he took him and circumcised him on account because of the Jews being who were in those parts; parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Paul wanted this one man to go forth with him, him; and having taken him, he took him and circumcised him on account because of the Jews being who were in those parts; parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.