Re: Babel in Lyanjen
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, May 1, 2001, 5:04 |
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Muke Tever wrote:
> [The Hebrew form of 'Jehovah' _is_ in the original of this text...]
YHWH, probably vocalized as Yahweh.
> I mean, in English that name isn't in common use for some reason
Because in the Jewish tradition, the Divine Name is not used. The
translators chose to honor that tradition, and used LORD or GOD, just
like the Jews would replace the Divine Name with _adonai_ or _elohim_
(Lord and God respectively). The Name was considered too sacred to
speak.
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