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Exodus 32:9

Hebrew
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

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Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אֶל מֹשֶׁ֑ה רָאִ֨יתִי֙ אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

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The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. It only ever occurs in conjunction with nouns associated with the definite article הַ.Genesis 1:1
הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה עַם קְשֵׁה עֹ֖רֶף הֽוּא
ESV
And the LORD said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people.
NIV
“I have seen these people,” the LORD said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people.
NLT
Then the LORD said, “I have seen how stubborn and rebellious these people are.
LXX
KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:

Exodus 32:8 ← Exodus 32:9 → Exodus 32:10

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