New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Kings

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Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, "Take there one of the priests whom you carried away into exile and let him go and live there; and let him teach them the custom of the god of the land."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then the king king Noun H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
of Assyria the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr. Noun H804 אַשּׁ֜וּר a·shur
Analysis:
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commanded, to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order Verb H6680 וַיְצַ֨ו vay·tzav
saying, to utter, say Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֗ר le·mor
"Take to go, come, walk Verb H1980 הֹלִ֤יכוּ ho·li·chu
there there, thither Adverb H8033 שָׁ֙מָּה֙ sham·mah
one one Adjective H259 אֶחָ֤ד e·chad
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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of the priests priest Noun H3548 מֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ me·hak·ko·ha·nim
whom who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֣ר a·sher
you carried away into exile to uncover, remove Verb H1540 הִגְלִיתֶ֣ם hig·li·tem
and let him go to go, come, walk Verb H1980 וְיֵלְכ֖וּ ve·ye·le·chu
and live to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וְיֵ֣שְׁבוּ ve·ye·she·vu
there; there, thither Adverb H8033 מִשָּׁ֔ם mi·sham,
and let him teach to throw, shoot Verb H3384 וְיֹרֵ֕ם ve·yo·rem
them the custom judgment Noun H4941 מִשְׁפַּ֖ט mish·pat
of the god God, god Noun H430 אֱלֹהֵ֥י e·lo·hei
of the land." earth, land Noun H776 הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ha·'a·retz.

Locations

Assyria

ASSYRIAa-sir'-i-a:I. GEOGRAPHYII. EARLY HISTORYIII. CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONSIV. POPULATIONV. TRADE AND LAWVI. ARTVII. MECHANICSVIII. FURNITURE, POTTERY AND EMBROIDERYIX. LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND SCIENCEX. GOVERNMENT AND ARMYXI. RELIGIONXII. EXCAVATIONSXIII. CHRONOLOGYXIV. HISTORY1. Early Period2. The Older Empire3. The Second Empire4. Last Period and Fall of... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, "Take there one of the priests whom you carried away into exile and let him go and live there; and let him teach them the custom of the god of the land."
King James Bible Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, "Take there Carry thither one of the priests whom you carried away into exile ye brought from thence; and let him them go and live there; dwell there, and let him teach them the custom manner of the god God of the land."
Hebrew Greek English Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, "Take there one of the priests whom you carried away into exile and let him go and live there; and let him teach them the custom of the god of the land."