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And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And my hand able Noun H3027 יָדִי֙ ya·di
hath found be able Verb H4672 וַתִּמְצָ֨א vat·tim·tza
the riches able Noun H2428 לְחֵ֣יל le·cheil
of the people folk Noun H5971 הָֽעַמִּ֔ים ha·'am·mim,
as a nest nest Noun H7064 כַקֵּ֤ן chak·ken
and as one gathereth assemble Verb H622 וְכֶאֱסֹף֙ ve·che·'e·sof
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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[that are] left commit self Verb H5800 עֲזֻבֹ֔ות a·zu·vo·vt,
eggs egg Noun H1000 בֵּיצִ֣ים bei·tzim
have I gathered assemble Verb H622 אָסָ֑פְתִּי a·sa·fe·ti;
all all manner Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
all the earth common Noun H776 הָאָ֖רֶץ ha·'a·retz
and there was none that moved chase Verb H5074 נֹדֵ֣ד no·ded
the wing bird Noun H3671 כָּנָ֔ף ka·naf,
or opened deliver Verb H6475 וּפֹצֶ֥ה u·fo·tzeh
the mouth according Noun H6310 פֶ֖ה feh
or peeped chirp Verb H6850 וּמְצַפְצֵֽף׃ u·me·tzaf·tzef.

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King James Bible And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
Hebrew Greek English And my hand hath found as a nest reached to the riches of the people: and peoples like a nest, And as one gathereth eggs that are left, have gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth; and And there was none not one that moved the wing, flapped its wing or opened the mouth, its beak or peeped.chirped."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And my hand hath found as a nest reached to the riches of the people: and peoples like a nest, And as one gathereth eggs that are left, have gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth; and And there was none not one that moved the wing, flapped its wing or opened the mouth, its beak or peeped.chirped."