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And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And the rest other Noun H7605 וּשְׁאָ֣ר u·she·'ar
of the people folk Noun H5971 הָעָ֡ם ha·'am
the priests chief ruler Noun H3548 הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים hak·ko·ha·nim
the Levites Leviite Adjective H3881 הַ֠לְוִיִּם hal·vi·yim
the porters doorkeeper Noun H7778 הַשֹּׁועֲרִ֨ים ha·sho·v·'a·rim
the singers sing Verb H7891 הַמְשֹׁרְרִ֜ים ham·sho·re·rim
the Nethinims Nethinims Noun H5411 הַנְּתִינִ֗ים han·ne·ti·nim
and all all manner Noun H3605 וְֽכָל־ ve·chol-
and all they that had separated make Verb H914 הַנִּבְדָּ֞ל han·niv·dal
themselves from the people folk Noun H5971 מֵעַמֵּ֤י me·'am·mei
of the lands common Noun H776 הָאֲרָצֹות֙ ha·'a·ra·tzo·vt
unto the law bullock Noun H8451 תֹּורַ֣ת to·v·rat
of God angels Noun H430 הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים ha·'e·lo·him,
their wives ess Noun H802 נְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם ne·shei·hem
their sons afflicted Noun H1121 בְּנֵיהֶ֣ם be·nei·hem
and their daughters apple Noun H1323 וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֑ם u·ve·no·tei·hem;
all all manner Noun H3605 כֹּ֖ל kol
every one having knowledge acknowledge Verb H3045 יֹודֵ֥עַ yo·v·de·a'
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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and having understanding attend Verb H995 מֵבִֽין׃ me·vin.

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King James Bible And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;
Hebrew Greek English And Now the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinims, temple servants and all they that those who had separated themselves from the people peoples of the lands unto to the law of God, their wives, their sons, sons and their daughters, every one having knowledge, all those who had knowledge and having understanding;understanding,
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Now the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinims, temple servants and all they that those who had separated themselves from the people peoples of the lands unto to the law of God, their wives, their sons, sons and their daughters, every one having knowledge, all those who had knowledge and having understanding;understanding,