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and that no one should be able to buy or to sell, if not the one having the mark—the name of the beast, or the number of its name.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
one Any one, someone, a certain one or thing. IPro-NMS H5100 τις tis
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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should be able (a) to be powerful, have (the) power, (b) to be able. V-PSM/P-3S H1410 δύνηται dunētai
to buy To buy. V-ANA H59 ἀγοράσαι agorasai
or Or, than. Conj H2228 ἢ ē
to sell, To sell, exchange, barter. V-ANA H4453 πωλῆσαι pōlēsai
having To have, hold, possess. V-PPA-NMS H2192 ἔχων echōn
mark — Sculpture; engraving, a stamp, sign. N-ANS H5480 χάραγμα charagma
name Name, character, fame, reputation. N-GNS H3686 ὄνομα onoma
beast, Properly: a wild beast, hence: any animal; a brute. N-GNS H2342 θηρίου thēriou
or Or, than. Conj H2228 ἢ ē
number A number, total. N-AMS H706 ἀριθμὸν arithmon
the The, the definite article. N-GNS H3686 ὀνόματος onomatos

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Mark

Mark  the evangelist; "John whose surname was Mark" ( Acts 12:12  Acts 12:25 ). Mark (Marcus,  Colossians 4:10 , etc.) was his Roman name, which gradually came to supersede his Jewish name John. He is called John in  Acts 13:5  Acts 13:13 , and Mark in 15:39,2Tim  4:11 , etc.  He was the son of Mary, a woman apparently of some means and influence, and was p... View Details

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Berean Bible and that no one should be able to buy or to sell, if not the one having the mark—the name of the beast, or the number of its name.
King James Bible and And that no one should be able to man might buy or to sell, if not save he that had the one having mark, or the mark—the name of the beast, or the number of its his name.
Hebrew Greek English and he provides that no one should will be able to buy or to sell, if not except the one having who has the mark—the mark, either the name of the beast, beast or the number of its his name.
New American Standard Bible 1995 and he provides that no one should will be able to buy or to sell, if not except the one having who has the mark—the mark, either the name of the beast, beast or the number of its his name.