New American Standard Bible 1995

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Deuteronomy

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so that he will not give even one of them any of the flesh of his children which he will eat, since he has nothing else left, during the siege and the distress by which your enemy will oppress you in all your towns.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
so from H4480    
that he will not give to give, put, set Verb H5414 מִתֵּ֣ת mit·tet
Analysis:
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[even] one one Adjective H259 לְאַחַ֣ד le·'a·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 them any from H4480    
of the flesh flesh Noun H1320 מִבְּשַׂ֤ר mib·be·sar
of his children son Noun H1121 בָּנָיו֙ ba·nav
which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֣ר a·sher
he will eat, to eat Verb H398 יֹאכֵ֔ל yo·chel,
since from H4480    
he has nothing a wearing out sub H1097 מִבְּלִ֥י mib·be·li
[else] left, to remain, be left over Verb H7604 הִשְׁאִֽיר־ hish·'ir-
during the siege siege enclosure, siege, entrenchment Noun H4692 בְּמָצֹור֙ be·ma·tzo·vr
and the distress straits, stress Noun H4689 וּבְמָצֹ֔וק u·ve·ma·tzo·vk,
by which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֨ר a·sher
your enemy to be hostile to H340    
will oppress to constrain, bring into straits, press upon Verb H6693 יָצִ֥יק ya·tzik
you in all the whole, all Noun H3605 בְּכָל־ be·chol-
your towns. a gate Noun H8179 שְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃ she·'a·rei·cha.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 so that he will not give even one of them any of the flesh of his children which he will eat, since he has nothing else left, during the siege and the distress by which your enemy will oppress you in all your towns.
King James Bible so So that he will not give even one to any of them any of the flesh of his children which whom he will eat, since shall eat: because he has hath nothing else left, during left him in the siege siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress by which your enemy will oppress you thee in all your towns.thy gates.
Hebrew Greek English so that he will not give even one of them any of the flesh of his children which he will eat, since he has nothing else left, during the siege and the distress by which your enemy will oppress you in all your towns.