b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Biblical Hebrew Forum

List archive

Re: Exodus 3:14

From: Jim West <jwest AT highland.net>
To: Tony Costa <tmcos AT hotmail.com>
Cc: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: Exodus 3:14
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 20:44:23 -0400

At 01:14 PM 7/9/99 -0700, you wrote:
> Exodus 3:14 which reads EHYEH 'ASHER EHYEH has been translated
>traditionally as I AM THAT I AM. It has also been tranlated I WILL PROVE TO
>BE WHAT I WILL PROVE TO BE and so on. I understand that we have here a
>verbless clause. The LXX reads EGW EIMI hO WN, (I am the being one). Any
>interesting comments as to how Exodus 3:14 in the MT can be translated?

I generally render it "I am the One who Is".

Best,

Jim

+++++++++++++++++++++++++
Jim West, ThD
email- jwest AT highland.net
web page- http://web.infoave.net/~jwest

Exodus 3:14, Tony Costa, 07/09/1999
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Exodus 3:14, Paul Zellmer, 07/09/1999
- Re: Exodus 3:14, Jim West, 07/09/1999
- Re: Exodus 3:14, Rolf Furuli, 07/10/1999