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[Yigal Levin <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

Dear Richard,

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Yigal Levin

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[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Richard
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Subject: [b-hebrew] Translating Ehyeh (Exodus 3:14)

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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