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And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
came become Verb H1961 וַיְהִ֨י vay·hi
And it came to pass when he began to reign consult Verb H4427 בְמָלְכֹ֜ו ve·ma·le·chov
as soon as he sat abide Verb H3427 כְּשִׁבְתֹּ֣ו ke·shiv·tov
on his throne seat Noun H3678 כִּסְאֹ֗ו kis·'ov
[that] he slew beat Verb H5221 הִכָּה֙ hik·kah
all all manner Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
all the house court Noun H1004 בֵּ֣ית beit
of Baasha Baasha Noun H1201 בַּעְשָׁ֔א ba'·sha,
Analysis:
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he left leave Verb H7604 הִשְׁאִ֥יר hish·'ir
him not one that pisseth waste Verb H8366 מַשְׁתִּ֣ין mash·tin
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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neither of his kinsfolks in any wise Verb H1350 וְגֹאֲלָ֖יו ve·go·'a·lav
nor of his friends brother Noun H7453 וְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ ve·re·'e·hu.

People

Baasha

Baasha [N] [H] [S] bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second dynasty ( 1 Kings 15 ;  16 ;  2 Chr  16:1-6 ). He was the son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar. The city of Tirzah he made the capital of his kingdom, and there he was buried, after an eventful reign of twenty-four years ( 1 Kings 15:33 ). On account of his ido... View Details

Baasha

Baasha [N] [H] [S] bravery, the third king of the separate kingdom of Israel, and founder of its second dynasty ( 1 Kings 15 ;  16 ;  2 Chr  16:1-6 ). He was the son of Ahijah of the tribe of Issachar. The city of Tirzah he made the capital of his kingdom, and there he was buried, after an eventful reign of twenty-four years ( 1 Kings 15:33 ). On account of his ido... View Details

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King James Bible And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.
Hebrew Greek English And it It came to pass, about when he began to reign, became king, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew killed all the house household of Baasha: Baasha; he left him did not one that pisseth against leave a wall, single male, neither of his kinsfolks, relatives nor of his friends.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And it It came to pass, about when he began to reign, became king, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew killed all the house household of Baasha: Baasha; he left him did not one that pisseth against leave a wall, single male, neither of his kinsfolks, relatives nor of his friends.