Re: A SUMMARY OF THE ISSUES CURROUNDING EGW EIMI IN JOHN 8:58

From: lakr (lakr@netcom.com)
Date: Wed Sep 02 1998 - 18:44:43 EDT


> 2. One time that it is used, in Isaiah 45:19, the Masoretic Hebrew text
> says ANiY
> YeWaH, which I think means "I, the Lord" or "I, Yahweh". (Will someone who
> knows Hebrew better than I do please confirm this, since I'm not quite
> positive this is true, and all these funny looking letters make me
> nervous?) If so, it is interesting that the same text says "I, Yahweh" in
> Hebrew and EGW EIMI EGW EIMI in Greek.
> Jonathan

Isa 45:19 L) BSTR DYBRTY, BMQWM )RC XW$K, L) )MRTY LZR( Y(QWB, TWHW BQ$WNY;
 )NY YHWH DWBR CDQ, MGYD MY$RYM. (HEB)

)NY YHWH DWBR (HEB)
I, HaShem speak (JBS)
I am Jehovah, speaking (NWT)
EGW EIMI EGW EIMI KURIOJ LALWN (LXX)

Larry

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