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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-28-05 10:44 PM
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9. It is blasphemy to say the name of the Lord.
In Hebrew, the "name of God" is (forgive me, Lord) Yahweh. But to avoid blaspheming, God's name was replaced with "The Lord." If you'll notice in newer translations, references to God are "the LORD." In Hebrew, it would be written YHWH - no vowels.

The Latin version (Vulgate) mis-translated YHWH, and came up with a new name: Jehovah. The "Good King Jimmy" translation is from the Vulgate, errors and all. Technically, "Jehovah" does not exist.


Go ahead and commence with the "Wheel of Fortune" jokes. :)
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