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and there are seven kings. The five are fallen, the one is, the other has not yet come; and when he shall have come, it behooves him to remain a little while.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
seven Seven. Adj-NMP H2033    
kings. A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. N-NMP H935    
five Five. Adj-NMP H4002 πέντε pente
are fallen, To fall, fall under (as under condemnation), fall prostrate. V-AIA-3P H4098 ἔπεσαν epesan
one One. Adj-NMS H1520 εἷς eis
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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other Other, another (of more than two), different. Adj-NMS H243 ἄλλος allos
{has} not yet Not yet. Adv H3768 οὔπω oupō
come; To come, go. V-ASA-3S H2064 ἦλθεν ēlthen
when When, whenever. Conj H3752 ὅταν otan
he shall have come, To come, go. V-ASA-3S H2064 ἐλθῃ elthē
it behooves It is necessary, inevitable; less frequently: it is a duty, what is proper. V-PIA-3S H1163 δεῖ dei
to remain To remain, abide, stay, wait; to wait for, await. V-ANA H3306 μεῖναι meinai
a little while. (a) especially in plural: few, (b) in sing: small; hence, of time: short, of degree: light, slight, little. Adj-ANS H3641 ὀλίγον oligon

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Berean Bible and there are seven kings. The five are fallen, the one is, the other has not yet come; and when he shall have come, it behooves him to remain a little while.
King James Bible and And there are seven kings. The kings: five are fallen, the and one is, and the other has is not yet come; and when he shall have come, it behooves him to remain cometh, he must continue a little while.short space.
Hebrew Greek English and there they are seven kings. The kings; five are have fallen, the one is, the other has not yet come; and when he shall have come, it behooves him to comes, he must remain a little while.
New American Standard Bible 1995 and there they are seven kings. The kings; five are have fallen, the one is, the other has not yet come; and when he shall have come, it behooves him to comes, he must remain a little while.