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Therefore some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while and you do not behold Me; and again a little while and you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
disciples A learner, disciple, pupil. N-GMP H3101 μαθητῶν mathētōn
Therefore Therefore, then. Conj H3767 οὖν oun
said Answer, bid, bring word, command. V-PIA-3S H3004 εἶπαν eipan
one another, One another, each other. RecPro-AMP H240 ἀλλήλους allēlous
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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“What Who, which, what, why. IPro-NNS H5101 τί ti
this This; he, she, it. DPro-NNS H3778    
He says (denoting speech in progress), (a) to say, speak; to mean, mention, tell, (b) to call, name, especially in the pass., (c) to tell, command. V-PIA-3S H3004 λέγει legei
‘A little [while] Little, small. Adj-ANS H3398    
you will see To see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware. V-FIM-2P H3708    
again Again, back, once more, further, on the other hand. Adv H3825 πάλιν palin
a little [while] Little, small. Adj-ANS H3398    
‘Because That, since, because; may introduce direct discourse. Conj H3754 ὅτι oti
I am going To go away, depart, be gone, die. V-PIA-1S H5217 ὑπάγω upagō
Father’?” Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. N-AMS H3962 πατέρα patera

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Berean Bible Therefore some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that He says to us, ‘A little while and you do not behold Me; and again a little while and you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”
King James Bible Therefore Then said some of his disciples said to one another, “What among themselves, What is this that He says to he saith unto us, ‘A A little while while, and you do ye shall not behold Me; see me: and again again, a little while while, and you will ye shall see Me’ and ‘Because me: and, Because I am going go to the Father’?”Father?
Hebrew Greek English Therefore some Some of his His disciples then said to one another, “What "What is this that thing He says to is telling us, ‘A 'A little while while, and you do will not behold see Me; and again a little while while, and you will see Me’ and ‘Because Me'; and, 'because I am going go to the Father’?”Father '?"
New American Standard Bible 1995 Therefore some Some of his His disciples then said to one another, “What "What is this that thing He says to is telling us, ‘A 'A little while while, and you do will not behold see Me; and again a little while while, and you will see Me’ and ‘Because Me'; and, 'because I am going go to the Father’?”Father '?"