Ehrlich (1909, ad loc.) justifiably argues that lĕbaddo is an adverb, and thus inappropriate in a nominal sentence, hence ʾeḥad is correct. That oneness in reference to a god involves aloneness may be learned from a proclamation about the god Enlil in a Sumerian dedication inscription: “Enlil is the Lord of heaven and earth, he is king alone [literally, his oneness] (dEnlil an-ki-šu lugal-ám, aš-ni lugal-ám)” (Poebel 1914, no. 66, 1.1–3). Similarly, we read about the god Baal or Mot in Ugaritic