Exodus 3:14
ContextNETBible | God said to Moses, “I am that I am.” 1 And he said, “You must say this 2 to the Israelites, ‘I am has sent me to you.’” |
XREF | Ex 6:3; Job 11:7; Ps 68:4; Ps 90:2; Isa 44:6; Mt 18:20; Mt 28:20; Joh 8:58; 2Co 1:20; Heb 13:8; Re 1:4,8,17; Re 4:8 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn The verb form used here is אֶהְיֶה (’ehyeh), the Qal imperfect, first person common singular, of the verb הָיָה (haya, “to be”). It forms an excellent paronomasia with the name. So when God used the verb to express his name, he used this form saying, “ 2 tn Or “Thus you shall say” (also in the following verse). The word “must” in the translation conveys the instructional and imperatival force of the statement. |