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1 Corinthians

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Now the one planting and the one watering are one, and each will receive the own reward, according to the own labor.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Now A weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and. Conj H1161 δὲ de
planting To plant, set. V-PPA-NMS H5452 φυτεύων phuteuōn
watering To cause to drink, give to drink; irrigate, water. V-PPA-NMS H4222 ποτίζων potizōn
one, One. Adj-NNS H1520 ἕν en
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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each Each (of more than two), every one. Adj-NMS H1538 ἕκαστος ekastos
will receive (a) to receive, get, (b) to take, lay hold of. V-FIM-3S H2983 λήμψεται lēmpsetai
own One's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property. Adj-AMS H2398 ἴδιον idion
the [one] The, the definite article. N-AMS H3408 μισθὸν misthon
according to Genitive: against, down from, throughout, by; accusative: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of. Prep H2596 κατὰ kata
own One's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property. Adj-AMS H2398 ἴδιον idion
labor. (a) trouble, (b) toil, labor, laborious toil, involving weariness and fatigue. N-AMS H2873 κόπον kopon

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Berean Bible Now the one planting and the one watering are one, and each will receive the own reward, according to the own labor.
King James Bible Now the one planting he that planteth and the one watering he that watereth are one, one: and each will every man shall receive the his own reward, reward according to the his own labor.labour.
Hebrew Greek English Now the one planting he who plants and the one watering he who waters are one, and one; but each will receive the his own reward, reward according to the his own labor.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Now the one planting he who plants and the one watering he who waters are one, and one; but each will receive the his own reward, reward according to the his own labor.