Liverpool, Sunday, October 2, 2016 God’s Name “Yahweh” Exodus 3:15 神的名字雅伟 出埃及記 3:15 Liverpool, Sunday, October 2, 2016

Mr Jaga My Grade 9 math teacher at High School of Montreal in the school year 1971-1972 (This photo is not of Mr Jaga but shows a likeness of him)

יהוה YHWH

Tetragrammaton (four letters) יהוה YHWH (Yahweh, 雅伟, 耶和华) 6828x Lord versus LORD Tetragrammaton (four letters)

יהוה YHWH “The proper name of the one true God” — Mounce’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, p.947 “Yahweh is the only truly personal name of God in Israel’s faith” — International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, in the article “God, Names of” “The knowledge of the personal name of God, Yahweh, was arguably the greatest gift of God entrusted to Israel” (UBC, on Dt.5.11)

– From the book jacket of New Jerusalem Bible The word “Yahweh” (with the exact spelling “Yahweh”) occurs many times in many standard English-language references. Examples:   6811 New Jerusalem Bible* 476 Holman Christian Standard Bible 2287 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (4 vols) 1246 Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (5 vols) 4023 New American Commentary (OT portion) 2363 Understanding the Bible OT Commentary (16 vols) 2090 United Bible Societies Handbooks OT (20 vols) * “Beyond the United States, The New Jerusalem Bible is the official English-language text used in Catholic liturgies throughout the world” – From the book jacket of New Jerusalem Bible

הַ֥לְלוּ יָ֨הּ Hallelujah! = Praise Yahweh! 哈利路亚! = 赞美雅伟! = 赞美耶和华!

Alleluia! Praise the name of Yahweh, you who serve Yahweh, praise him, serving in the house of Yahweh, in the courts of the house of our God. Praise Yahweh, for Yahweh is good, make music for his name—it brings joy—for Yahweh has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his own possession. (Psalm 135:1-4, NJB) 你们要讚美雅伟！你们要讚美雅伟的名！雅伟的仆人站在雅伟殿中；站在我们神殿院中的，你们要讚美他！你们要讚美雅伟！雅伟本为善；要歌颂他的名，因为这是美好的。雅伟拣选雅各归自己，拣选以色列特作自己的子民。(诗篇 135:1-4)

God also said to Moses, “Say this to the Israelites: Yahweh, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever; this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.” (Ex.3:15, HCSB) 神又对摩西说：「你要对以色列人这样说：『雅伟─你们祖宗的神，就是亚伯拉罕的神，以撒的神，雅各的神，打发我到你们这里来。』雅伟是我的名，直到永远；这也是我的纪念，直到万代。(出 3:15)

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