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The woman said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
The woman a woman N-NFS H1135 γυνή gunē
said to say V-PPM/P-NMS H3004 λέγει legei
to Him, "I know to have seen or perceived, hence to know H3609    
that Messiah Messiah, the O.T. title corresponding to Christ N-NMS H3323 Μεσσίας messias
is coming to come, go V-ASA-3S H2064 ἔρχεται erchetai
(He who is called to say V-PPM/P-NMS H3004 λεγόμενος legomenos
Christ); the Anointed One, Messiah, Christ N-NMS H5547 χριστός christos
when whenever Conj H3752 ὅταν otan
that One that one (or neut. that thing), often intensified by the art. preceding DPro-NMS H1565 ἐκεῖνος ekeinos
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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comes, to come, go V-ASA-3S H2064 ἔλθῃ elthē
He will declare to bring back word, announce V-FIA-3S H312 ἀναγγελεῖ anangelei
all things all, the whole Adj-ANP H537 ἅπαντα apanta
to us."      

People

Messias

Messiah, the O.T. title corresponding to Christ

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New American Standard Bible 1995 The woman said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us."
King James Bible The woman said to Him, "I saith unto him, I know that Messiah is coming (He who Messias cometh, which is called Christ); Christ: when that One comes, He he is come, he will declare tell us all things to us."things.
Berean Bible The woman said says to Him, "I “I know that Messiah is coming (He coming, who is called Christ); Christ; when that One He comes, He will declare tell us all things to us."things.”
Hebrew Greek English The woman said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us."