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  • From: "Richard" <aaa AT endlyss.com>
  • To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Translating Ehyeh (Exodus 3:14)
  • Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:29:25 -0800

Hello,

This is my first post to this list.

I am wondering how the word "Ehyeh" Exodus 3:14 can be translated either "I
will be" or "I am".

In the Hebrew it looks like it should read only "I will be", I don't see how
some translations have it as "I am".

Is this something to do with "aspect" in the OT Hebrew thinking? I see no
clues as to why this would be in this instance.

This has been bugging me for a long time now.

Thank you





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