pronouns ʾattem, “you,” and ʾānōkî, “I,” are in contrastive positions (Andersen 1974:150–153). Although ʾehyeh, “I am/will be,” is in form a verb, it is clearly used as a name in Exod 3:14. When Moses asked God to disclose his name, he said, “Ehyeh is who I am; you will tell the Israelites, ‘Ehyeh sent me to you.’ ” This assumes that the people will recognize and acknowledge this name, perhaps a secret name, as opposed to the public Yahweh, and that Moses’ use of it will lead to his acceptance
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