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Nehemiah

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Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
now these another Pronoun H428 וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ ve·'el·leh
Now these [are] the chief band Noun H7218 רָאשֵׁ֣י ra·shei
of the province province Noun H4082 הַמְּדִינָ֔ה ham·me·di·nah,
who after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֥ר a·sher
that dwelt abide Verb H3427 יָשְׁב֖וּ ya·she·vu
in Jerusalem Jerusalem Noun H3389 בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם bi·ru·sha·lim;
Analysis:
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but in the cities Ai Noun H5892 וּבְעָרֵ֣י u·ve·'a·rei
of Judah Judah Noun H3063 יְהוּדָ֗ה ye·hu·dah
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every one great Noun H376 אִ֤ישׁ ish
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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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dwelt abide Verb H3427 יָֽשְׁב֞וּ ya·she·vu
in his possession possession Noun H272 בַּאֲחֻזָּתֹו֙ ba·'a·chuz·za·tov
in their cities Ai Noun H5892 בְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם be·'a·rei·hem,
[to wit] Israel Israel Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל yis·ra·'el
Analysis:
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the priests chief ruler Noun H3548 הַכֹּהֲנִים֙ hak·ko·ha·nim
and the Levites Leviite Adjective H3881 וְהַלְוִיִּ֣ם ve·hal·vi·yim
and the Nethinims Nethinims Noun H5411 וְהַנְּתִינִ֔ים ve·han·ne·ti·nim,
and the children afflicted Noun H1121 וּבְנֵ֖י u·ve·nei
of Solomon's Solomon Noun H8010 שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ she·lo·moh.
servants bondage Noun H5650 עַבְדֵ֥י av·dei

Locations

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... 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 chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.
Hebrew Greek English Now these are the chief heads of the province that dwelt provinces who lived in Jerusalem: Jerusalem, but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in each lived on his possession own property in their cities, to wit, Israel, cities-- the Israelites, the priests, and the Levites, the temple servants and the Nethinims, and the children descendants of Solomon's servants.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Now these are the chief heads of the province that dwelt provinces who lived in Jerusalem: Jerusalem, but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in each lived on his possession own property in their cities, to wit, Israel, cities-- the Israelites, the priests, and the Levites, the temple servants and the Nethinims, and the children descendants of Solomon's servants.