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and to another working of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another distinguishing of spirits, and to a different one various kinds of tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
to another Other, another (of more than two), different. Adj-DMS H243 ἀλλῷ allō
working A working, an effect, operation. N-NNP H1755 ἐνεργήματα energēmata
of miracles, (a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plural: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works. N-GFP H1411 δυνάμεων dunameōn
to another Other, another (of more than two), different. Adj-DMS H243 ἄλλῳ allō
prophecy, Prophecy, prophesying; the gift of communicating and enforcing revealed truth. N-NFS H4394 προφητεία prophēteia
to another Other, another (of more than two), different. Adj-DMS H243 ἄλλῳ allō
distinguishing Distinguishing; hence: deciding, passing sentence on; the act of judgment, discernment. N-NFP H1253 διακρίσεις diakriseis
of spirits, Wind, breath, spirit. N-GNP H4151 πνευμάτων pneumatōn
and to a different one (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Adj-DMS H2087 ἑτέρῳ eterō
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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various kinds Offspring, family, race, nation, kind. N-NNP H1085 γένη genē
of tongues, The tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech). N-GFP H1100 γλωσσῶν glōssōn
to another Other, another (of more than two), different. Adj-DMS H243 ἄλλῳ allō
interpretation Translation, interpretation, explanation. N-NFS H2058 ἑρμηνεία ermēneia
of tongues. The tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech). N-GFP H1100 γλωσσῶν glōssōn

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Berean Bible and to another working of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another distinguishing of spirits, and to a different one various kinds of tongues, and to another interpretation of tongues.
King James Bible and To another the working of miracles; to another working of miracles, and prophecy; to another prophecy, and discerning of spirits; to another distinguishing of spirits, and to a different one various divers kinds of tongues, and tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues.tongues:
Hebrew Greek English and to another working the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, and to a different one another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.
New American Standard Bible 1995 and to another working the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, and to a different one another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.