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Re: [b-hebrew] The Tetragrammaton; aia; is there a name in Ex3:14?

From: Awohili AT aol.com
To: rosewalk AT concentric.net, b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] The Tetragrammaton; aia; is there a name in Ex3:14?
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 11:01:31 EDT

I will only note the curious fact that nearly every English Bible that
translates Ehyeh at Exodus 3:14 as "I Am" has translated the exact very
same
Hebrew word as "I will be" (or similar) at Exodus 3:12.

Same word, only 2 verses apart. Yet, different translation. No
*grammatical* or *contextual* rationale for this that I can see.

Certain ancient translators of the LXX (Greek Septuagint) tradition rendered
Ehyeh at Exodus 3:14 plainly as ESOMAI, "I Will Be."

Solomon Landers

In a message dated 08/03/2005 7:23:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
rosewalk AT concentric.net writes:

I know I will be sorry for this - but how do you "experts"
rationalize that "Ehyeh" is "I am" and not "I will be"?

Shoshanna

Re: [b-hebrew] The Tetragrammaton; aia; is there a name in Ex3:14?, Awohili, 08/03/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] The Tetragrammaton; aia; is there a name in Ex3:14?, Peter Kirk, 08/03/2005
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [b-hebrew] The Tetragrammaton; aia; is there a name in Ex3:14?, Shoshanna Walker, 08/03/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] The Tetragrammaton; aia; is there a name in Ex3:14?, Awohili, 08/03/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] The Tetragrammaton; aia; is there a name in Ex3:14?, Peter Kirk, 08/03/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] The Tetragrammaton; aia; is there a name in Ex3:14?, Awohili, 08/04/2005
  - [b-hebrew] Aquila's translation, was: The Tetragrammaton; aia; is there a name in Ex3:14?, Peter Kirk, 08/04/2005