New American Standard Bible 1995

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Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one like a son of man, having a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Then and, even, also Conj H2532 Καὶ kai
I looked, to see, perceive, attend to V-AIA-1S H3708    
and behold, look, behold V-AMA-2S H2400 ἰδοὺ idou
a white bright, white Adj-NFS H3022 λευκή leukē
cloud, a cloud N-AFS H3507 νεφέλη nephelē
and sitting to be seated V-PPM/P-AMS H2521 καθήμενον kathēmenon
on the cloud a cloud N-AFS H3507 νεφέλην nephelēn
[was] one like like, resembling, the same as Adj-AMS H3664 ὅμοιον omoion
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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a son a son N-AMS H5207 υἱὸν uion
of man, a man, human, mankind N-GMS H444 ἀνθρώπου anthrōpou
having to have, hold V-PPA-NMS H2192 ἔχων echōn
a golden golden Adj-AMS H5552 χρυσοῦν chrusoun
crown that which surrounds, i.e. a crown N-AMS H4735 στέφανον stephanon
on His head the head N-GFS H2776 κεφαλῆς kephalēs
and a sharp sharp, swift Adj-ANS H3691 ὀξύ oxu
sickle a sickle, a pruning hook N-ANS H1407 δρέπανον drepanon
in His hand. the hand N-DFS H5495 χειρὶ cheiri

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one like a son of man, having a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
King James Bible Then And I looked, and behold, behold a white cloud, and sitting on upon the cloud was one sat like a son unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown on His head crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle in His hand.sickle.
Berean Bible Then And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on upon the cloud was one is sitting One like a son the Son of man, Man, having a golden crown on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle in His hand.sickle.
Hebrew Greek English Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was one like a son of man, having a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.