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Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
now these another Pronoun H428 וְאֵ֣לֶּה ve·'el·leh
Now these [are] the children afflicted Noun H1121 בְּנֵ֣י be·nei
of the province province Noun H4082 הַמְּדִינָ֗ה ham·me·di·nah
that went up arise Verb H5927 הָֽעֹלִים֙ ha·'o·lim
out of the captivity captive Noun H7628 מִשְּׁבִ֣י mi·she·vi
of those which had been carried away captive Noun H1473 הַגֹּולָ֔ה hag·go·v·lah,
whom after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֥ר a·sher
the king king Noun H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
of Babylon Babel Noun H894 בָּבֶ֖ל ba·vel
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had carried away advertise Verb H1540 הֶגְלָ֛ה heg·lah
unto Babylon Babel Noun H894 לְבָבֶ֑ל le·va·vel;
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and came again break Verb H7725 וַיָּשׁ֛וּבוּ vai·ya·shu·vu
unto Jerusalem Jerusalem Noun H3389 לִירוּשָׁלִַ֥ם li·ru·sha·lim
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and Judah Judah Noun H3063 וִֽיהוּדָ֖ה vi·hu·dah
Analysis:
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every one great Noun H376 אִ֥ישׁ 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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unto his city Ai Noun H5892 לְעִירֹֽו׃ le·'i·rov.

Locations

Babylon

BABEL, BABYLON (1)ba'-bel, bab'-i-lon (Topographical): Babylon was the Greek name of the city written in the cuneiform script of the Babylonians, bab-ili, which means in Semitic, "the gate of god." The Hebrews called the country, as well as the city, Babhel. This name they considered came from the' root, balal, "to confound" (Genesis 11:9). The name in Sumer... View Details

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

Judah

JUDAH, TERRITORY OF(yehudhah):I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA1. The Natural Boundaries2. The Natural Divisions of Judah(1) The Maritime Plain(2) The Shephelah(3) The Hill Country of JudahII. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITORYIII. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAHLITERATUREI. Geographical Data.Although the physical conformation of Western Palestine divides this l... View Details

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King James Bible Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
Hebrew Greek English Now these are the children people of the province that went who came up out of the captivity, captivity of those which had been carried away, the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto to Babylon, and came again unto returned to Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto each to his city;city.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Now these are the children people of the province that went who came up out of the captivity, captivity of those which had been carried away, the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto to Babylon, and came again unto returned to Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto each to his city;city.