God’s Name in Christian Texts: Categories C and F
Our source manuscript says ‘Lord’ here. However, we believe this is probably a circumlocution for YHWH (Jehovah/Yahweh), which was a common practice at the time. Therefore, we translate it as ‘[Jehovah]‘.
This reference is in these categories:
- Category C: This is a quote from the Old Testament. If you look up the quoted verse in the Hebrew source text, it says YHWH.
- Category F: The context makes it clear that Lord can only be referring to Almighty God.
We are not dogmatic about any instance of God’s Name in our translations. Instances may be added or removed in later corrections. On our website, you can choose between the spellings Jehovah and Yahweh, or see the original circumlocution (“LORD”), by altering your settings.
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