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And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And of Levi Levi Noun H3878 וּלְלֵוִ֣י u·le·le·vi
Analysis:
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he said answer Verb H559 אָמַ֔ר a·mar,
[Let] thy Thummim Thummim Noun H8550 תֻּמֶּ֥יךָ tum·mei·cha
and thy Urim Urim Noun H224 וְאוּרֶ֖יךָ ve·'u·rei·cha
[be] with thy holy godly Adjective H2623 חֲסִידֶ֑ךָ cha·si·de·cha;
one great Noun H376 לְאִ֣ישׁ le·'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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Whom after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֤ר a·sher
whom thou didst prove adventure Verb H5254 נִסִּיתֹו֙ nis·si·tov
at Massah Massah Noun H4532 בְּמַסָּ֔ה be·mas·sah,
[and with] whom thou didst strive adversary Verb H7378 תְּרִיבֵ֖הוּ te·ri·ve·hu
at the waters waste Noun H4325 מֵ֥י mei
of Meribah Meribah Noun H4809 מְרִיבָֽה׃ me·ri·vah.

People

Levi

a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him

Levi

Levi [N] [H] [S] adhesion.  The third son of Jacob by Leah. The origin of the name is found in Leah's words ( Genesis 29:34 ), "This time will my husband be joined [Heb. yillaveh] unto me." He is mentioned as taking a prominent part in avenging his sister Dinah ( Genesis 34:25-31 ). He and his three sons went down with Jacob ( 46:11 ) into Egypt, where he died at the age of one hundre... View Details

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King James Bible And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;
Hebrew Greek English And of Of Levi he said, Let thy "Let Your Thummim and thy Your Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove belong to Your godly man, Whom You proved at Massah, and with With whom thou didst strive You contended at the waters of Meribah;
New American Standard Bible 1995 And of Of Levi he said, Let thy "Let Your Thummim and thy Your Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove belong to Your godly man, Whom You proved at Massah, and with With whom thou didst strive You contended at the waters of Meribah;