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And one of the seven angels having the seven bowls being full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
And And, even, also, namely. Conj H2532 καὶ kai
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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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seven Seven. Adj-GFP H2033 ἑπτὰ epta
angels A messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men. N-GMP H32 ἀγγέλων angelōn
having To have, hold, possess. V-PPA-GMP H2192 ἐχόντων echontōn
seven Seven. Adj-GFP H2033 ἑπτὰ epta
bowls A shallow and flat bowl. N-AFP H5357 φιάλας phialas
being full To be full of. V-PPA-GNP H1073 γεμόντων gemontōn
seven Seven. Adj-GFP H2033 ἑπτὰ epta
last Last, at the last, finally, till the end. Adj-GFP H2078 ἐσχάτων eschatōn
plagues A blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague. N-GFP H4127 πληγῶν plēgōn
came To come, go. V-AIA-3S H2064 ἦλθεν ēlthen
spoke (to talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) to speak, say. V-AIA-3S H2980 ἐλάλησεν elalēsen
saying, (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-PPA-NMS H3004 λέγων legōn
“Come here, (originally: hither, hence) (a) exclamatory: come, (b) temporal: now, the present. V-M-2S H1204 Δεῦρο deuro
I will show To point out, show, exhibit; to teach, demonstrate, make known. V-FIA-1S H1166 δείξω deixō
bride, (a) a bride, young wife, young woman, (b) a daughter-in-law. N-AFS H3565 νύμφην numphēn
wife A woman, wife, my lady. N-AFS H1135 γυναῖκα gunaika
Lamb.” (originally: a little lamb, but diminutive force was lost), a lamb. N-GNS H721 ἀρνίου arniou

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Berean Bible And one of the seven angels having the seven bowls being full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”
King James Bible And there came unto me one of the seven angels having which had the seven bowls being vials full of the seven last plagues came plagues, and spoke talked with me, saying, “Come here, Come hither, I will show you shew thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”Lamb's wife.
Hebrew Greek English And Then one of the seven angels having who had the seven bowls being full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come "Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”"
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Then one of the seven angels having who had the seven bowls being full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come "Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”"