New American Standard Bible 1995

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He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it.'

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
He who has to have, hold V-PPA-NMS H2192 ἔχων echōn
an ear, the ear N-ANS H3775 οὖς ous
let him hear to hear, listen V-AMA-3S H191 ἀκουσάτω akousatō
what who? which? what? IPro-ANS H5101 τί ti
the Spirit wind, spirit N-NNS H4151 πνεῦμα pneuma
says to say V-PIA-3S H3004 λέγει legei
to the churches. an assembly, a (religious) congregation N-DFP H1577 ἐκκλησίαις ekklēsiais
To him who overcomes, to conquer, prevail V-PPA-DMS H3528 νικῶντι nikōnti
to him I will give to give (in various senses lit. or fig.) V-FIA-1S H1325 δώσω dōsō
[some] of the hidden to hide V-RPM/P-GNS H2928 κεκρυμμένου kekrummenou
manna, manna N-GNS H3131 μάννα manna
and I will give to give (in various senses lit. or fig.) V-FIA-1S H1325 δώσω dōsō
him a white bright, white Adj-AFS H3022 λευκήν leukēn
stone, a small smooth stone, a pebble N-AFS H5586 ψῆφον psēphon
and a new new, fresh Adj-ANS H2537 καινὸν kainon
name a name, authority, cause N-ANS H3686 ὄνομα onoma
written to write V-RPM/P-ANS H1125 γεγραμμένον gegrammenon
on the stone a small smooth stone, a pebble N-AFS H5586 ψῆφον psēphon
which usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-ANS H3739 ὃ o
no one no one, none Adj-NMS H3762 οὐδεὶς oudeis
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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knows to have seen or perceived, hence to know H3609    
but he who receives to take, receive V-PPA-NMS H2983 λαμβάνων lambanōn
it.'      

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New American Standard Bible 1995 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it.'
King James Bible He who has that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to saith unto the churches. churches; To him who overcomes, to him I that overcometh will I give some to eat of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written on the stone written, which no one knows but man knoweth saving he who receives that receiveth it.'
Berean Bible He who has The one having an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him The one overcoming, I will give some of to him the hidden manna, manna having been hidden, and I will give to him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone new a name having been written, which no one knows but he who receives has known, except the one receiving it.'
Hebrew Greek English He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it.'