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  • From: "Vadim Cherny" <VadimCherny AT mail.ru>
  • To: "Stoney Breyer" <stoneyb AT touchwood.net>, <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Ex3:14
  • Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:40:27 +0300


> > YHWH answers " I will be who I will be."
> > That does not make sense.
> SB: *'ehyeh 'asher 'ehyeh* is just an introduction, not the answer,
> which comes in the next clause:" Tell them *'ehyeh* sent you."
>

He said, 'Thus you will say to children of Israel, 'I will be [As I live],
he sent me to you.''"

Instead of telling the name, God offered Moses to take an oath before the
people.



Vadim Cherny





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