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The one having an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The one overcoming, I will give to him the manna having been hidden, and I will give to him a white stone, and on the stone new a name having been written, which no one has known, except the one receiving it.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
having To have, hold, possess. V-PPA-NMS H2192 ἔχων echōn
an ear, (a) the ear, (b) the faculty of perception. N-ANS H3775 οὖς ous
let him hear To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. V-AMA-3S H191 ἀκουσάτω akousatō
what Who, which, what, why. IPro-ANS H5101 τί ti
Spirit Wind, breath, spirit. N-NNS H4151 πνεῦμα pneuma
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
churches. An assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers. N-DFP H1577 ἐκκλησίαις ekklēsiais
overcoming, To conquer, to be victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue. V-PPA-DMS H3528 νικῶντι nikōnti
I will give To offer, give; to put, place. V-FIA-1S H1325 δώσω dōsō
having been hidden, To hide, conceal, lay up. V-RPM/P-GNS H2928 κεκρυμμένου kekrummenou
manna (Hebrew), manna, the supernatural food eaten by the Israelites in the desert: of spiritual food. N-GNS H3131 μάννα manna
I will give To offer, give; to put, place. V-FIA-1S H1325 δώσω dōsō
a white White, bright, brilliant. Adj-AFS H3022 λευκήν leukēn
The [one] The, the definite article. N-AFS H5586 ψῆφον psēphon
and And, even, also, namely. Adj-ANS H2537 καινὸν kainon
a name Name, character, fame, reputation. N-ANS H3686 ὄνομα onoma
having been written, To write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures). V-RPM/P-ANS H1125 γεγραμμένον gegrammenon
stone, (a) a pebble, small stone, (b) hence, from their use in voting: a vote. N-AFS H5586 ψῆφον psēphon
which Who, which, what, that. RelPro-ANS H3739 ὃ o
no one No one, none, nothing. 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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receiving [it]. (a) to receive, get, (b) to take, lay hold of. V-PPA-NMS H2983 λαμβάνων lambanōn

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