More important to pronounce the Name of the Creator or the names of Demons?

[Hizikyah]

Exodus 23:13, "In all things I have said to you, be careful to do them, and make no mention of the name of "gods" (elohim), neither let it be heard from your mouth."

Why is it in our modern translations every name of every pagan god is perfectly or near perfectly translated keep the same proper ancient pronouciation of their name. Yet when it comes to the Creator of heaven and earth all of the sudden His Name can not be translated into anything that resembles His Name or anything that even sounds like His Name? Why is this? Any why is His Name supposedly the only Hebrew word we dont know how to pronounce? Yet the names we are told not to pronounce are perfectly intact.

The "devil" is called satan in Hebrew, in common English translation the "devil" is called satan. From Hebrew to english the title of the most evil being in existence is retained perfectly. Why is it that the Name of the Creator is changed?

7854 - satan
satan: adversary, also the name of the superhuman adversary of God
Original Word: שָׂטָן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: satan
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-tawn')
Short Definition: Satan
Word Origin - of uncertain derivation
Definition - adversary, also the name of the superhuman adversary of God
Strong's Hebrew 7854 - 27 Occurrences

The Creator of the heavens and earth is called YHWH in Hebrew, in common English translation the Creator is called "the Lord, God, or Jehovah."

3068 - Yhvh
Yhvh: the proper name of the God of Israel
Original Word: יְהֹוָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name
Transliteration: Yhvh
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-ho-vaw') *(YHWH - Yahweh)
Short Definition: LORD
Word Origin - from havah
Definition - the proper name of the God of Israel
Strong's Hebrew 3068 - 6824 Occurrences translated as: GOD (314), LORD (6399), LORD'S (111)

YAHWEH (yaʹway) The Heb. tetragrammaton (YHWH) traditionally pronounced Jehovah (see discussion in the articles Lord; [The] Lord) is now known to be correctly vocalized yahwê. Unger's Bible dictionary

YAHWEH [yäˊwə, yäˊwā] † The covenant name of the God of Israel. According to the biblical account, it is the name by which God identified himself to Moses in the encounter at the burning bush (Exod. 3:14)
The Eerdmans Bible dictionary


The Covenant Name: Yahweh - Yahweh is the only truly personal name of God in Israel’s faith; the others are titular or descriptive expressions. References to “the name” or “in the name” of God indicate this name. The name consists of four consonants, YHWH (known as the tetragrammaton).
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia


Yahweh (Hebrew). Yah-weh
The personal name for God, often cited as YHWH; it appears more than 6500 times in the Old Testament, the first in Genesis 4:26. In most Bibles this is the Old Testament word behind the translation “Lord” (note the capital letters). Jewish people of ancient times substituted the word Lord (adonai) for Yahweh because they considered the name too sacred to say aloud
Standard Lesson Commentary : Concise Bible Dictionary

How is it the satan stays satan from Hebrew to English, but YHWH becomes "the Lord?" Is it more important to retain the title of the evil one and hide the name of the Creator? Or is there something wrong here?

Yeremyah 23:26-27, "How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Yes, they are prophets of the deceit of their own minds plan and scheme, to cause My people to forget My Name through their dreams, which they tell every man to his neighbor, just as their fathers have forgotten My Name for Baal."

Now you will see every "demon" name has been perfectly or near perfectly retained it pronounciation is translation...

3645 - Kemosh
Kemosh or Kemish: a god of the Moabites
Original Word: כְּמִישׁ
Part of Speech: Proper Name
Transliteration: Kemosh or Kemish
Phonetic Spelling: (kem-oshe')
Short Definition: Chemosh
Word Origin: of uncertain derivation
Definition: a god of the Moabites
Numbers 21:29, Judges 11:24 , 1 Kings 11:7, 1 Kings 11:33, 2 Kings 23:13, Jeremiah 48:7, Jeremiah 48:13, Jeremiah 48:46

6253 - Ashtoreth
Ashtoreth: Ashtoreth
Original Word: עַשְׁתֹּ֫רֶת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Ashtoreth
Phonetic Spelling: (ash-to'reth)
Short Definition: Ashtoreth
Word Origin - from ashath
Definition - an ancient Near Eastern goddess
Strong's Hebrew 6253 - 3 Occurrences

842 - Asherah
Asherah: a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same
Original Word: אֲשֵׁרָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Asherah
Phonetic Spelling: (ash-ay-raw')
Short Definition: Asherim
Word Origin - of foreign origin
Definition - a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same
Strong's Hebrew 842 - 40 Occurrences

7417 - Rimmown
Rimmown: Remmon
Original Word: רִמּוֹן
Part of Speech: proper name, of deity; proper name, masculine; proper name, of a location
Transliteration: Rimmown
Phonetic Spelling: (rim-mone')
Short Definition: Remmon
Strong's Hebrew 7417 - 17 Occurrences

1910 - Hadadrimmon
Hadadrimmon: probably a heathen god
Original Word: הֲדַדְרִמּוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Hadadrimmon
Phonetic Spelling: (had-ad-rim-mone')
Short Definition: Hadadrimmon
Word Origin - from Hadad and Rimmon
Definition - probably a heathen god
Zechariah 12:11

4432 - Molek
Molek: a heathen god to whom Isr. sacrificed children
Original Word: מֹ֫לֶך
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Molek
Phonetic Spelling: (mo'-lek)
Short Definition: Molech
Word Origin - from the same as melek
Definition - a heathen god to whom Isr. sacrificed children
Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 20:2, Leviticus 20:3, Leviticus 20:4, Leviticus 20:5, 1 Kings 11:7, 2 Kings 23:10 , Jeremiah 32:35, Amos 5:26

3594 - Kiyyun
Kiyyun: a heathen god
Original Word: כִּיּוּן
Part of Speech: Proper Name
Transliteration: Kiyyun
Phonetic Spelling: (kee-yoon')
Short Definition: Kiyyun (Chiun)
Word Origin - of uncertain derivation
Definition - a heathen god
Amos 5:26

1712 - Dagon
Dagon: a god and an idol of the Philistines
Original Word: דָּגוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Dagon
Phonetic Spelling: (daw-gohn')
Short Definition: Dagon
Word Origin - from dag
Definition - a god and an idol of the Philistines
Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 5:2, 1 Samuel 5:2, 1 Samuel 5:3, 1 Samuel 5:4, 1 Samuel 5:5, 1 Samuel 5:7, 1 Chronicles 10:10

4781 - Merodak
Merodak: a god worshiped by the Bab.
Original Word: מְרֹדָך
Part of Speech: proper name, of a divinity
Transliteration: Merodak
Phonetic Spelling: (mer-o-dawk')
Short Definition: Marduk
Word Origin - of foreign origin
Definition - a god worshiped by the Bab.
Jeremiah 50:2

8542 - Tammuz
Tammuz: a Bab. god
Original Word: תַּמּוּז
Part of Speech: Proper Name
Transliteration: Tammuz
Phonetic Spelling: (tam-mooz')
Short Definition: Tammuz
Word Origin - of uncertain derivation
Definition - a Bab. god
Ezekiel 8:14

1168 - Ba'al
Ba'al: Baal
Original Word: בַּ֫עַל
Part of Speech: Proper Name
Transliteration: Ba'al
Phonetic Spelling: (bah'-al)
Short Definition: Baal
Phoenician deity
Strong's Hebrew 1168 - 80 Occurrences

1187 - Baal Peor
Baal Peor: "Baal of Peor," a Moabite god
Original Word: בַּ֫עַל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Baal Peor
Phonetic Spelling: (bah'-al peh-ore')
Short Definition: Baal-peor
Word Origin - from Baal and Peor
Definition - "Baal of Peor," a Moabite god
Strong's Hebrew 1187 - 6 Occurrences

1176 - Baal Zebub
Baal Zebub: "Baal of flies," a Philistine god
Original Word: בַּ֫עַל
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Baal Zebub
Phonetic Spelling: (bah'-al zeb-oob')
Short Definition: Baal-zebub
Word Origin - from Baal and zebub
Definition - "Baal of flies," a Philistine god
Strong's Hebrew 1176 - 4 Occurrences

954 - Beelzeboul
Beelzeboul: Beelzebul, a name of Satan
Original Word: Βεελζεβούλ, ὁ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Beelzeboul
Phonetic Spelling: (beh-el-zeb-ool')
Short Definition: Beelzebul
Definition: Beelzebul, a name of Satan, the chief of evil spirits.
Word Origin - of uncertain origin, cf. Baal
Definition - Beelzebul, a name of Satan
Strong's Greek 954 - 7 Occurrences

735 - Artemis
Artemis: Artemis, the name of the Gr. goddess of the hunt
Original Word: Ἄρτεμις, ιδος, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: Artemis
Phonetic Spelling: (ar'-tem-is)
Short Definition: the Persian or Ephesian Artemis
Definition: Artemis, a goddess, worshipped principally at Ephesus, typifying fertility (she had no relation with the other Artemis, the maiden huntress, to whom corresponded the Latin Diana).
Word Origin - of uncertain origin
Definition - Artemis, the name of the Gr. goddess of the hunt
Strong's Greek 735 - 5 Occurrences

2203 - Zeus
Zeus: Zeus, the greatest of the pagan Gk. gods
Original Word: Ζεύς, Διός, Δία (acc.), ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Zeus
Phonetic Spelling: (dzyooce)
Short Definition: Zeus
Definition: Zeus, the Greek god of the sky in all its manifestations, corresponding to the Roman Jupiter and to the leading god of the native Lycaonians.
Word Origin - of uncertain origin
Definition - Zeus, the greatest of the pagan Gk. gods
Strong's Greek 2203 - 2 Occurrences

1409 - gad
gad: fortune, good fortune
Original Word: גָּד
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: gad
Phonetic Spelling: (gawd)
Short Definition: fortunate
Word Origin - perhaps of foreign origin
Definition - fortune, good fortune
Strong's Hebrew 1409 - 2 Occurrences

7854 - satan
satan: adversary, also the name of the superhuman adversary of God
Original Word: שָׂטָן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: satan
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-tawn')
Short Definition: Satan
Word Origin - of uncertain derivation
Definition - adversary, also the name of the superhuman adversary of God
Strong's Hebrew 7854 - 27 Occurrences

4567 - Satanas
Satanas: the adversary, Satan, i.e. the devil
Original Word: Σατανᾶς, ᾶ, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Satanas
Phonetic Spelling: (sat-an-as')
Short Definition: an adversary, Satan
Definition: an adversary, Satan.
Word Origin - of Hebrew origin satan
Definition - the adversary, Satan, i.e. the devil
Strong's Greek 4567 - 36 Occurrences

Exodus 23:13, "In all things I have said to you, be careful to do them, and make no mention of the name of "gods" (elohim), neither let it be heard from your mouth."

3068 - Yhvh
Yhvh: the proper name of the God of Israel
Original Word: יְהֹוָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name
Transliteration: Yhvh
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-ho-vaw') *(YHWH - Yahweh)
Short Definition: LORD
Word Origin - from havah
Definition - the proper name of the God of Israel
Strong's Hebrew 3068 - 6824 Occurrences translated as: GOD (314), LORD (6399), LORD'S (111)

1409 - gad
gad: fortune, good fortune
Original Word: גָּד
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: gad
Phonetic Spelling: (gawd)
Short Definition: fortunate
Word Origin - perhaps of foreign origin
Definition - fortune, good fortune
Strong's Hebrew 1409 - 2 Occurrences

1168 - Ba'al
Ba'al: Baal
Original Word: בַּ֫עַל
Part of Speech: Proper Name
Transliteration: Ba'al
Phonetic Spelling: (bah'-al)
Short Definition: Baal
Phoenician deity
Strong's Hebrew 1168 - 80 Occurrences

BAAL (DEITY) [Hebrew - baal] . Canaanite storm and fertility god. The name, which means “lord, ” is an epithet of the god Hadad (lit. “thunderer” ). Well-known from the OT, he is now extremely well-attested in the Ugaritic texts, in addition to being mentioned in other ancient texts.
Freedman, David Noel: The Anchor Bible Dictionary. New York : Doubleday, 1996, c1992, S. 1:546

BA´AL (ba'al; Heb. ba?al, “lord, possessor”).
1. A common name for god among the Phoenicians; also the name of their chief male god. See Gods, False.
Unger, Merrill Frederick ; Harrison, R. K. ; Vos, Howard Frederic ; Barber, Cyril J. ; Unger, Merrill Frederick: The New Unger's Bible Dictionary. Rev. and updated ed. Chicago : Moody Press, 1988

Baal (Heb. ba?al) DEITY
The Canaanite storm- and fertility-god. As an epithet for various West Semitic deities, especially Hadad, the name means “lord,” designating a legal state of ownership or social superiority. With the obvious exception of Yahweh, Baal is the most significant deity in the OT.
Freedman, David Noel ; Myers, Allen C. ; Beck, Astrid B.: Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans, 2000

BAAL [BAY uhl] (lord, master) — the name of one or more false gods, a place, and two people in the Old Testament:
1. A fertility and nature god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians. Also see Gods, Pagan.
Youngblood, Ronald F. ; Bruce, F. F. ; Harrison, R. K. ; Thomas Nelson Publishers: Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Nashville : T. Nelson, 1995

Yeremyah 23:26-27, "How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Yes, they are prophets of the deceit of their own minds plan and scheme, to cause My people to forget My Name through their dreams, which they tell every man to his neighbor, just as their fathers have forgotten My Name for Baal."

Micahyah 4:5, "For all people walk each in the name of his god (430 - elohim), but we will walk in the Name of Yahweh (3068 - Yhvh) our Father forever and ever."

5248 - Nimrod
Nimrod: a son of Cush and founder of the Bab. kingdom
Original Word: נִמְרוֹד
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Nimrod
Phonetic Spelling: (nim-rode')
Short Definition: Nimrod
Word Origin - probably of foreign origin
Definition - a son of Cush and founder of the Bab. kingdom

So how is it that the name of evey demon can be invoked perfetly or near perefect in pronounciation, yet none can invoke the TRUE MIGHTY NAME OF THE CREATOR?

When Able wa killed the Name of Yahweh ceased to be spoken, yet it was restored:

Genesis 4:26, "And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. It was then that the Name of Yahweh began to be invoked again."

2424 - Iésous
Iésous: Jesus or Joshua, the name of the Messiah, also three other Isr.
Original Word: Ἰησοῦς, οῦ, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Iésous
Phonetic Spelling: (ee-ay-sooce')
Short Definition: Jesus
Definition: Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.
Word Origin - of Hebrew origin Yehoshua
Definition - Jesus or Joshua, the name of the Messiah, also three other Isr.
Strong's Greek 2424 - 923 Occurrences

3091 - Yehoshua
Yehoshua: "the LORD is salvation," Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Isr.
Original Word: יְהוֹשׁ֫וּעַ
Part of Speech: proper name, masculine; proper name, of a location; proper name
Transliteration: Yehoshua
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh-ho-shoo'-ah)
Short Definition: Joshua
Word Origin - from Yhvh and yasha
Definition - "the LORD is salvation," Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Isr.

 

[Hizikyah]

Exodus 3:14-15, "Then Yahweh said to Mosheh: I am Who I am. And He said: This is what you are to say to the children of Israyl; the I am has sent me to you. Yahweh also said to Mosheh: This also shall you say to the children of Israyl; YAHWEH, the Heavenly Father of your fathers, the Mighty One of Abraham, the Mighty One of Isaac, and the Mighty One of Yaaqob, has sent me to you. THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER-- and this is MY MEMORIAL: the Name by which I am to be remembered by, from generation to generation, for all generations."

Isayah 42:8, "I am Yahweh, that is MY NAME; and My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."

Micahyah (Micah) 4:5, "For all people walk each in the name of his god (430 - elohim), but we will walk in the Name of Yahweh (3068 - Yhvh) our Father forever and ever."

Genesis 4:26, "And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. It was then that the Name of Yahweh began to be invoked again."

Genesis 12:8, "And he went from there to the hill east of Beth El, and he pitched his tent there; Beth El was to the west of him, and Ai was to the east. There he built an altar to Yahweh, and there he prayed with the Name of Yahweh."

Exodus 23:13, "In all things I have said to you, be careful to do them, and make no mention of the name of "gods" (elohim), neither let it be heard from your mouth."

Revelation 3:12, "He who overcomes, I will make a pillar in The House of My Father, and he will never go out of it. And I will write upon him the Name of My Father, and the Name of the New Yerusalem which comes down out of heaven from My Father, newly named."

Psalm 103:1, "Bless You Yahweh, O our souls! And all that is within us bless Your holy Name!"

Psalm 105:1, "Give thanks to Yahweh! Call upon His Name! Make known what He has done among the nations!"

Isayah 47:4, "Our Redeemer, Yahweh of hosts is His Name, the Holy One of Israyl!"

Yeremyah 32:18, "Who shows lovingkindness to thousands, and recompenses the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them--the Great, the Mighty Father! Yahweh of hosts is His Name!"

Psalm 135:13, "Your Name, O Yahweh, endures forever! Your memorial, O Yahweh, is for all generations!"

Psalm 111:9, "You sent redemption to Your people; You have commanded Your covenant forever. Holy and Reverend is Your Name."

Yeremyah 33:2, "This is what Yahweh says Who made the earth, Yahweh Who formed it to establish it--Yahweh is His Name:"

Exodus 20:7, "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain." NASB

The word vain is the Hebrew word shav meaning: emptiness, vanity. Is it possible that removing Yahweh's name and replacing it with "the Lord" is making it empty?

Exodus 20:7, ""You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain." WEB

Exodus 20:7, "You shall not take the Name of Yahweh your strength to bring it to nothing, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who brings it to nothing."

7723 - shav
shav: emptiness, vanity - Original Word: שָׁוְא - Part of Speech: Noun Masculine - Transliteration: shav - Phonetic Spelling: (shawv) - Short Definition: vain

7723 - shav
NAS Exhaustive Concordance - Word Origin from an unused word - Definition: emptiness, vanity

7723 - shav
Brown-Driver-Briggs שָׁוְא noun [masculine] emptiness, vanity

7723 - shav
Hebrew Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1) emptiness, vanity, falsehood - 1a) emptiness, nothingness, vanity - 1b) emptiness of speech, lying - 1c) worthlessness (of conduct)

Psalm 22:22, "I will declare Your Name to My brothers! In the midst of the congregation I will give You praise!"

Psalm 8:9, "How excellent is Your great Name in all the earth, Yahweh, King of the World!"

Psalm 44:20-21, "If we have forgotten Your Name, Yahweh, or if we stretched out our hands to hinder gods, Would You not search this out, Yahweh? For You know the secrets of the heart."

Our Heavenly Father has many titles, but only 1 Name.

Yeremyah 23:26-27, "How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Yes, they are prophets of the deceit of their own minds plan and scheme, to cause My people to forget My Name through their dreams, which they tell every man to his neighbor, just as their fathers have forgotten My Name for Baal."

BAAL (DEITY) [Hebrew - baal] . Canaanite storm and fertility god. The name, which means “lord, ” is an epithet of the god Hadad (lit. “thunderer” ). Well-known from the OT, he is now extremely well-attested in the Ugaritic texts, in addition to being mentioned in other ancient texts.
Freedman, David Noel: The Anchor Bible Dictionary. New York : Doubleday, 1996, c1992, S. 1:546

BA´AL (ba'al; Heb. ba?al, “lord, possessor”).
1. A common name for god among the Phoenicians; also the name of their chief male god. See Gods, False.
Unger, Merrill Frederick ; Harrison, R. K. ; Vos, Howard Frederic ; Barber, Cyril J. ; Unger, Merrill Frederick: The New Unger's Bible Dictionary. Rev. and updated ed. Chicago : Moody Press, 1988

Baal (Heb. ba?al) DEITY
The Canaanite storm- and fertility-god. As an epithet for various West Semitic deities, especially Hadad, the name means “lord,” designating a legal state of ownership or social superiority. With the obvious exception of Yahweh, Baal is the most significant deity in the OT.
Freedman, David Noel ; Myers, Allen C. ; Beck, Astrid B.: Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans, 2000

BAAL [BAY uhl] (lord, master) — the name of one or more false gods, a place, and two people in the Old Testament:
1. A fertility and nature god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians. Also see Gods, Pagan.
Youngblood, Ronald F. ; Bruce, F. F. ; Harrison, R. K. ; Thomas Nelson Publishers: Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Nashville : T. Nelson, 1995

Hosheyah 2:16-17, "And it will be in that day, says Yahweh: that you will call Me Ishi; (My Husband), and will no longer call Me Baali; (My Lord). For I will take away the names of Baalim (1168 - Ba'al) out of her mouth, and their names will no longer be called upon!"

1 Kings 18:24, "Then you call on the name of your god, Baal, and I will call on the Name of Yahweh. It will be the Mighty One Who answers with fire--He is the Mighty One. All the people responded, and said; What you say is right."

Yeremyah 12:14-17, "This is what Yahweh says against all My evil neighbors who touch the inheritance which I have caused My people Israyl to inherit: Behold, I will pluck them up from off their land, and I will pluck up the house of Yahdah from among them. And it will come to pass, after I have plucked them out, that I will return and have compassion on them, and bring them back; everyone to his heritage and everyone to his land. And it will come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of My people, to vow by My Name, saying; As surely as Yahweh lives--as they once taught My people to vow by Baal (Lord) then they will be established in the midst of My people. But if they do not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, says Yahweh."

Yeremyah 16:19-21, "O Yahweh, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles will come to You from the ends of the earth, and will say: Surely our fathers have inherited nothing but lies and vanity of no use at all! Do men make gods for themselves? Yes, but they are powerless! Therefore behold, I will make them to know--this time I will teach them My power and might; and they will know that My Name is Yahweh!"

Exodus 34:5-7, "Then Yahweh descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the Name of YAHWEH. Yahweh passed in front of him, and proclaimed: YAHWEH, YAHWEH Almighty, merciful and compassionate, longsuffering, and abounding in righteousness and truth. Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity, and transgression, and sin; but by no means leaving unpunished those who are guilty; Who visits the sin of the fathers upon the children and the children's children, to the third and fourth generation."

Psalm 116:13, "We will take the cup of salvation, and we will call upon Your Name, O Yahweh."

Exodus 23:13, "In all things I have said to you, be careful to do them, and make no mention of the name of "gods" (elohim), neither let it be heard from your mouth."

Psalm 118:26, "Blessed be He Who comes in the Name of Yahweh!.."

Zephanyah 3:9, "Yes, at that time I will return to the peoples a pure language, so that all of them may call on the Name of Yahweh, and serve Him with one accord."

This next reading is to get an idea of the mindset of the Pharisees, rabbis, etc.

Talmud - Mas. Baba Metzia 59b
We learnt elsewhere: If he cut it into separate tiles, placing sand between each tile: R. Eliezer declared it clean, and the Sages declared it unclean; and this was the oven of ‘Aknai.1 Why [the oven of] ‘Aknai? — Said Rab Judah in Samuel's name: [It means] that they encompassed it with arguments2 as a snake, and proved it unclean. It has been taught: On that day R. Eliezer brought forward every imaginable argument ,3 but they did not accept them. Said he to them: ‘If the halachah agrees with me, let this carob-tree prove it!’ Thereupon the carob-tree was torn a hundred cubits out of its place — others affirm, four hundred cubits. ‘No proof can be brought from a carob-tree,’ they retorted. Again he said to them: ‘If the halachah agrees with me, let the stream of water prove it!’ Whereupon the stream of water flowed backwards — ‘No proof can be brought from a stream of water,’ they rejoined. Again he urged: ‘If the halachah agrees with me, let the walls of the schoolhouse prove it,’ whereupon the walls inclined to fall. But R. Joshua rebuked them, saying: ‘When scholars are engaged in a halachic dispute, what have ye to interfere?’ Hence they did not fall, in honour of R. Joshua, nor did they resume the upright, in honour of R. Eliezer; and they are still standing thus inclined. Again he said to them: ‘If the halachah agrees with me, let it be proved from Heaven!’ Whereupon a Heavenly Voice cried out: ‘Why do ye dispute with R. Eliezer, seeing that in all matters the halachah agrees with him!’ But R. Joshua arose and exclaimed: ‘It is not in heaven.’4 What did he mean by this? — Said R. Jeremiah: That the Torah had already been given at Mount Sinai; we pay no attention to a Heavenly Voice, because Thou hast long since written in the Torah at Mount Sinai, After the majority must one incline.5R. Nathan met Elijah6 and asked him: What did the Holy One, Blessed be He, do in that hour? — He laughed [with joy], he replied, saying, ‘My sons have defeated Me, My sons have defeated Me.’ It was said: On that day all objects which R. Eliezer had declared clean were brought and burnt in fire.7 Then they took a vote and excommunicated him.

The "rabbis" and Pharisees interpret Scripture by something called Midrashic interpretation, which ignores language and ignores context. They say Scripture is a divne code and only the rabbis have the knowledge to decipher that divine code. Here is an ACTUAL example of Midrashic interpretation used by the rabbis:

They take Exodus 23:2, "Do not follow the crowd in doing evil. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd."

After Midrashic interpretation is applied, they come out with : "follow the crowd." (After the majority must one incline - seen in above reading)

Thus even when one disagrees or knows something is wrong he must, "follow the crowd," or as the Talmud puts it in Baba Metzia 59b (above), "after the majority must one incline."

Deuteronomy 30:11-13, "For this Law which I command you this day is not hidden from you, nor is it beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask; Who will ascend up into heaven for us, and bring it to us, so that we may hear it and then do it? Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask; Who will cross the sea, and bring it to us, so that we may hear it and then do it?"

After Midrashic interpretation is applied, they come out with : "‘It is not in heaven.’4 What did he mean by this? — Said R. Jeremiah: That the Torah had already been given at Mount Sinai; we pay no attention to a Heavenly Voice" (Baba Metzia 59b)


Deuteronomy 4:2, "You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor shall you take anything from it, so that you may keep the Laws of Yahweh your Father which I command you."

Mattithyah 5:43-44, "You have heard that it has been said: You will love your brother--but hate your enemies; But I say to you; Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do well to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you."

Most people think Yahshua is rebuking "OT", not at all, nowhere in Yahweh's words is this hate taught. This hate comes from the Talmud of the pharisees. Yahweh's words says:

Leviticus 19:34, "The stranger living with you must be treated as one of your native-born, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh."

However the Talmud teaches things like this:

Talmud - Mas. Sanhedrin 57a
"For murder, whether of a by a Cuthean, or of an Israelite by a Cuthean, punishment is incurred;
but of a Cuthean by an Israelite, there is no death penalty."

CUTHEAN; CUTHITE - ku-the'-an, kuth'-it. - See CUTH; SAMARITANS. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

Talmud - Mas. Baba Metzia 114b
"For it has been taught: R. Simeon b. Yohai said: The graves of Gentiles do not defile, for it is written, And ye my flock, the flock of my pastures, are men; only ye are designated men."

This next reading is the origin of the ban on the Name of the Most High: Yahweh

Talmud - Mas. Sotah 38a
"Another [Baraitha] taught: ‘On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel’ — with the use of the Shem Hameforash.15 You say that it means with the Tetragrammaton; (Yahweh) but perhaps that is not so and a substituted name was used!16 There is a text to say: So shall they put My name17 — My name which is unique to Me. It is possible to think that [the Shem Hameforash was also used] in places outside the Temple; but it is stated here, ‘So shall they put My name’ and elsewhere it is stated: To put His name there18 — as in this latter passage it denotes in the Temple so also in the former passage it denotes in the Temple. R. Joshiah says: [This deduction] is unnecessary; behold it states: In every place where I cause My name to be remembered I will come unto thee.19 Can it enter your mind that every place is intended?20 But the text must be transposed thus: In every place where I will come unto thee and bless thee will I cause My name to be remembered; and where will I come unto thee and bless thee? In the Temple; there, in the Temple, will I cause My name to be remembered. Another [Baraitha] teaches: ‘On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel’ — I have here only the children of Israel; whence is it that proselytes, women and enfranchised slaves [are included]? There is a text to state, Ye shall say unto them21 — i.e., to all of them."

"but perhaps that is not so and a substituted name was used," No Scripture says anything like this at all, a Rabbi comes along and says, " "but perhaps that is not so," and after that Yahweh's Name is hidden. However it is not that FOOLISH and innocent, as it was on purpose that this was contrived:

Yeremyah 23:26-27, "How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Yes, they are prophets of the deceit of their own minds; Who devise; plan and scheme, to cause My people to forget My Name through their dreams, which they tell every man to his neighbor, just as their fathers have forgotten My Name for Baal (Lord)."

The Encyclopedia Judaica, Volume 7 page 680
The personal name... written in the Hebrew Bible with the four consonants YHWH and is referred to as the "Tetragrammaton." At least until the destruction of the First Temple in 586 B.C.E. this name was regularly pronounced with its proper vowels, as is clear from the Lachish Letters, written shortly before that date. But at least by the third century B.C.E. the pronunciation of the name YHWH was avoided and Adonai,"the Lord,"was substituted for it.

Word #H136 - Adonay: Adonay: Lord - Original Word: אֲדֹנָי - Transliteration: Adonay - Phonetic Spelling: (ad-o-noy') - Short Definition: Lord

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - ADONAI
a-do'-ni, ad-o-na'-i ('adhonay): A Divine name, translated "Lord," and signifying, from its derivation, "sovereignty." Its vowels are found in the Massoretic Text with the unpronounceable tetragrammaton YHWH; and when the Hebrew reader came to these letters, he always substituted in pronunciation the word " 'adhonay," (Lord). Its vowels combined with the tetragrammaton form the word "Yahweh (Yahweh)."

The Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Kiddushin, page 71a
...R. Abina opposed [two verses]: It is written, 'this is my name'; but it is also written, 'and this is my memorial'?__The Holy One, blessed be He, said: I am not called as I am written: I am written with yod he, but I am read, alef daleth.7. The Tetragrammaton is yod he waw he (YHWH); but it is read adonai = alef daleth nun yod (ADNY)...

The Name YHWH was removed at least 6,823 times and replaced with LORD or GOD. You can tell where it was because ALL the letters are capital where YHWH was. The Masorites added vowel points to the Hebrew manuscripts (not in the "J" writings," (Called J (Y) for it's use of YHWH), but in the next oldest, the "E" writings (for it's use of Elohim). The vowel points replaced Yahweh's Name with Adonal = Lord and Elohim = God(s).It is forbidden by Yahweh to hide His Name by the way. However as we seen in the Talmud, to the Rabbis this is of no effect: "we pay no attention to a Heavenly Voice." Then we come to modern times when this false practice is still used, many Bible prefaces literally say, "this tradition is still used".

Mattithyah 15:2-3, "Why do Your disciples transgress the traditions of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat. But He answered, and said to them: And why do you transgress the Laws of Yahweh by your traditions?"

Talmud - Mas. Yoma 39b
His brethren [that year] the priests forbore to mention the Ineffable Name (Yahweh) in pronouncing the [priestly] blessing.4 Our Rabbis taught: During the last forty years before the destruction of the Temple the lot [‘For the Lord’] did not come up in the right hand; nor did the crimson-coloured strap become white/"

Numbers 6:23-27, "Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying; This is how you are to bless the children of Israyl. Say to them; YAHWEH BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU. YAHWEH MAKE HIS FACE SHINE UPON YOU AND BE MERCIFUL TO YOU. YAHWEH LIFT UP HIS COUNTENANCE UPON YOU, AND GIVE YOU PEACE. So they will put MY NAME on the children of Israyl, and I will bless them."

Yeremyah 2:8, "The priests did not ask; Where is Yahweh? Those who deal with the Law did not know Me! The pastors also transgressed against Me, and the prophets prophesied in the name of Baal, and walked after things of worthlessness"

This is the Command that the "priests forbore", all supposedly because that "Rabbi" said, "but perhaps that is not so." Note "nor did the crimson-coloured strap become white," this was the sign that thier sins were forgiven. Also the Talmud RECORDS that after they killed Yahshua, from that time until the destruction Bayith Yahweh (Solomon's Temple) the crimson colored strap NEVER turned white again.

Malakyah 2:2, "If you will not hear, if you will not take this to heart--to give glory to My Name, says Yahweh of hosts: I will send a curse upon you! I will curse your blessings; yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not take this to heart."

 

[Hizikyah]

Talmud - Mas. Sanhedrin 56a
THE WHOLE DAY [OF THE TRIAL] THE WITNESSES ARE EXAMINED BY MEANS OF A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE DIVINE NAME, THUS, ‘MAY JOSE SMITE JOSE.’1 WHEN THE TRIAL WAS FINISHED, THE ACCUSED WAS NOT EXECUTED ON THIS EVIDENCE, BUT ALL PERSONS WERE REMOVED [FROM COURT], AND THE CHIEF WITNESS WAS TOLD, ‘STATE LITERALLY WHAT YOU HEARD. THEREUPON HE DID SO, [USING THE DIVINE NAME]. THE JUDGES THEN AROSE AND RENT THEIR GARMENTS, WHICH RENT WAS NOT TO BE RESEWN. THE SECOND WITNESS STATED; I TOO HAVE HEARD THUS’ [BUT NOT UTTERING THE DIVINE NAME], AND THE THIRD SAYS: ‘I TOO HEARD THUS’. GEMARA. It has been taught: [The blasphemer is not punished] unless he ‘blesses’ the Name, by the Name2 From the verse, How shall I curse [Ekkob]5 whom God hath not cursed;6 whilst the formal prohibition is contained in the verse, thou shalt not revile God.7 But perhaps it means ‘to pierce,’8 as it is written, [So Jehoiada the priest took a chest,] and bored [wa-yikkob]9 a hole in the lid of it,10 the formal injunction against this being the verses, Ye shall destroy the names of them [idols] out of that place. Ye shall not do so unto the Lord your God?11 — The Name must be ‘blessed’ by the Name, which is absent here. But perhaps the text refers to the putting of two slips of parchment, each bearing the Divine Name, together, and piercing them both? — In that case one Name is pierced after the other.12 But perhaps it prohibits the engraving of the Divine Name on the Point of a knife and piercing therewith [the Divine Name written on a slip of parchment]? — In that case, the point of the knife pierces, not the Divine Name. But perhaps it refers to the pronunciation of the ineffable Name, as it is written, And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed [nikkebu]13 by their names;14 the formal prohibition being contained in the verse, Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God?15 — Firstly, the Name must be ‘blessed’ by the Name, which is absent here; and secondly, it is a prohibition in the form of a positive command, which is not deemed to be a prohibition at all.16 An alternative answer is this: The Writ saith, [And the Israelitish woman's son] blasphemed wa-yikkob17 [and cursed],18 proving that blasphemy [nokeb] denotes cursing. But perhaps it teaches that both offences must be perpetrated?19 You cannot think so, because it is written, Bring forth him that hath cursed,20 and not ‘him that hath blasphemed and cursed’, proving that one offence only is alluded to. Our Rabbis taught: [Any man that curseth his God, shall bear his sin.21 It would have been sufficient to say]...
Mark 7:7-9, "But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men. For laying aside the Law of Yahweh, you hold the tradition of men! Then He said to them: How well you reject the Law of Yahweh, so that you may keep your own tradition!"

Yahshua the Messiah was very clear in His view of Pharisee tradition, and I would think any follower of Messiah could not also be a follower of Pharisee tradition? If you are a follower of the Messiah this should NOT be so.

Shem Tob's Hebrew Mattithyah
Mattithyah 23:2-3, "The Pharisees and Sages sit upon the seat of Mosheh. Therefore, all that he (Mosheh) says to you, diligently do, but according to thier takanot (reforms) and thier ma'asim (precedents) do not do, because they talk (Torah) but they do not do."

Takanot: reforms or enactments that falsely "change or add" to Yahweh's Law.

Ma'asim: acts or deeds that serve as precedents for Pharisee law.

Both Takanot and Ma'asim are laws of the Talmud.

THIS IS THE BURDEN!

So we can see that all the Bibles that follow this replacement of Yahweh with Lord or anything else are following Pharisee tradition.

Yeremyah 16:19-21, "O Yahweh, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in athe day of affliction, the Gentiles will come to You from the ends of the earth, and will say: Surely our fathers have inherited nothing but lies and vanity, powerless gods, of no use at all! Do men make gods for themselves? Yes, but they are powerless! Therefore behold, I will make them to know--this time I will teach them My power and might; and they will know that My Name is Yahweh!"

Isayah 52:6, "Therefore My people will know My Name; Therefore they will know in that day that I am He Who speaks. Behold, it is I!"

Isayah 42:8, "I am Yahweh, that is MY NAME; and My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."

Psalm 5:11, "But let all those who trust in You rejoice! Let them ever shout for joy, because of Your protection of them! Let those who love Your Name, Yahweh, be joyful in You!"

Psalm 83:18, "Let men know that You, Whose Name Alone is YAHWEH, are the Supreme Head over all the earth!"

Isayah 12:4, "And in that day you will say; HalleluYahweh! (Praise Yahweh!) Call with His Name! Declare His deeds among the people; proclaim that His Name is exalted!"

Exodus 3:15, "God (Yl) said moreover to Moses, "You shall tell the children of Israel this, 'Yahweh, the God (Yl) of your fathers, the God (Yl) of Abraham, the God (Yl) of Isaac, and the God (Yl) of Jacob, has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, and this is my memorial to all generations."

In ancient Hebrew there were no written vowels, thus a word can not start with a vowel, a vowel can be used in pronounciation, but a ancient Hebrew word can not start with a letter that is not in the written language.

The Encyclopedia Judaica, Volume 7, page 674
'El. The oldest Semitic term for God is `el (corresponding to Akkadian ilu (m), Canaanite 'el or 'il, and Arabic 'el as an element in personal names). The etymology of the word is obscure. It is commonly thought that the term derived from a root `yl or `wl meaning "to be powerful."

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Hebrew Dictionary
410. 'el, ale; short. from 352; strength; as adj. mighty; espec. the Almighty (but used also of any deity):—God, (god), x goodly, x great, idol, might (-y one), power, strong. Cop. names in "-el."

352. ayil, ah'yil; from the same as 193; prop. strength; hence anything strong; spec. a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or other strong tree:—mighty (man), lintel, oak, post, ram, tree.

193. uwl, ool; from an unused root mean. to twist. i.e. (by impl.) be strong; the body (as being rolled together); also powerful:—mighty, strength.

Also Yl (El) does not properly translate as "God" it means strength.

Exodus 23:13, "In all things I have said to you, be careful to do them, and make no mention of the name of "gods" (elohim), neither let it be heard from your mouth."

Isayah 65:11, "But you are those who forsake Yahweh, who forget My holy mountain, who prepare a table for gad (gawd) and who furnish a drink offering for that destiny."

1409 - gad
gad: fortune, good fortune - Original Word: גָּד - Part of Speech: Noun Masculine - Transliteration: gad - Phonetic Spelling: (gawd) - Short Definition: fortunate

1409 - gad
Brown-Driver-Briggs 1. noun [masculine] fortune, good fortune - 2. proper name, masculine god of fortune (named often in Phoenician & Aramaic inscriptions, & found in Phoenician & Aramaic proper name)

Isayah 65:11, "But you are those who forsake Yahweh, who forget My holy mountain, who prepare a table for gad (gawd) and who furnish a drink offering for that destiny."

Isayah 65:15, "And the names of your (gods - gawd 65:11) will remain as a trap to My chosen; for Yahweh our Father will slay you, but he will give His servants a Name that will remain forever."

410. 'el, ale; short. from 352; strength; as adj. mighty; espec. the Almighty (but used also of any deity):—God, (god), x goodly, x great, idol, might (-y one), power, strong. Cop. names in "-el."

1409 - gad
gad: fortune, good fortune - Original Word: גָּד - Part of Speech: Noun Masculine - Transliteration: gad - Phonetic Spelling: (gawd) - Short Definition: fortunate

How is it that the "translation" of yl or el is "God?" Pronounced the exact same way as the pagan god of fortune?

Side Note:

1171. Baal Gad - "Baal of fortune," a place near Mt. Hermon - Original Word: בַּ֫עַל - Part of Speech: Proper Name Location - Transliteration: Baal Gad
Phonetic Spelling: (bah'-al gawd) - Short Definition: Baal-gad

Brown-Driver-Briggs
בַּ֫עַל גַּד proper name, of a location Joshua 11:17; Joshua 12:7; Joshua 13:5 (D), where Baal was worshipped as Gad, god of fortune, a city in the בִּקְעָה of Lebanon, under Mt. Hermon; either modern Bâniâs, Greek Paneas, NT Caesarea Philippi, where a grotto of Pan took the place of the ancient worship of Gad, RobBR iii. 410 TristrTpg 271; or „âsbêyâ BdPal 297 Di; possibly = בעל חרמון compare Thes RobBR iii. 409.

Psalm 45:17, "I will make Your Name to be remembered in all generations! Therefore shall the nations praise You for ever and ever!"

Duteronomy 18:18-19, "I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brothers, and I will put My words in His mouth, and He will tell them everything I command Him. Whoever will not listen to My words, which He speaks in My Name, I will judge him for it."

Yahchanan (John) 17:6, "I have manifested Your Name to the men that You gave Me out of the world. They were yours, and You gave them to Me; and they have kept Your word."

Yahchanan (John) 5:43, "I have come in My Father's Name, but you do not follow Me. Let another come in his own name; him you will follow."

Mattithyah 23:39, "For I say to you: From this moment you will not see Me, until you say: Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of Yahweh!" (Ps 118:26)

Ezekiyl 36:23, "And I will sanctify My great Name, which was profaned among the heathen, which you have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen will know that I am Yahweh, says Father Yahweh: when I will be sanctified in you before their eyes."

Malakyah 1:11, "For from the rising of the sun, to the going down of the same, My Name will be great among the Gentiles. In every place incense will be offered to My Name, with a pure offering; for My Name will be great among the Gentiles, says Yahweh of hosts."

Zecharyah 13:9, "And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They will call with My Name, and I will hear them. I will say: It is My people! And they will say; Yahweh is my Strength!"

Revelation 14:1, "And I looked, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000, having His Name and His Father's Name written in their foreheads."

The Encyclopedia Judaica, Volume 7, pages 680-682
YHWH. The personal name of the God of Israel is written in the Hebrew Bible with the four consonants yhwh and is referred to as the "Tetragrammaton". At least until the destructions of the First Temple in 586 b.c.e., this name was regularly pronounced with its proper vowels, as is clear from the *Lachish Letters, written shortly before that date. But at least by the third century b.c.e., the pronunciation of the name YHWH was avoided, and Adonai, "the Lord", was substituted for it, as evidenced by the use of the Greek word Kyrios, "Lord", for YHWH in the Septuagint, the translation of the Hebrew Scriptures that was begun by Greek-speaking Jews in that century. Where the combined form *Adonai YHWH occurs in the Bible, this was read as *Adonai *Elohim, "Lord God". In the early Middle Ages, when the consonantal text of the Bible was supplied with vowels points to faciliate its correct traditional reading, the vowel points for 'Adonai with one variation - a sheva with the first yod of YHWH instead of the hataf-patah under the aleph of 'Adonai7 were used for YHWH, thus producing the form Yehowah. When Christian scholars of Europe first began to study Hebrew, they did not understand what this really meant, and they introduced the hybrid name "Jehovah". In order to avoid pronouncing even the sacred name *Adonai for YHWH, the custom was later introduced of saying simply in Hebrew ha-Shem (or Aramaic Shemc, "the Name") even in such an expression as "Blessed be he that cometh in the name of YHWH" (Ps. 118:26).

The Jewish Encyclopedia of 1901, Volume 11, page 353
SIMEON THE JUST: High priest. He is identical either with Simeon I. (310-291 or 300-271 b.c.), son of Onias I., and grandson of Jaddua, or with Simeon II. (219-199 b.c.), son of Onias II... After Simeon's death men ceased to utter the tetragrammaton aloud (Yoma 30b; Tosef Sotah. xiii.).

Mattithyah 23:39, "For I say to you: From this moment you will not see Me, until you say: Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of Yahweh!" (Ps 118:26)

THE PROHIBITION OF USE OF THE NAMES OF GOD.
The prohibition applies both to the pronunciation of the name of God and its committal to writing, apart from its use in sacred writings. The prohibition against the pronunciation of the name of God applies only to the Tetragrammaton, which could be pronounced by the high priest only once a year on the Day of Atonement in the Holy of Holies (cf. Mishnah Yoma 6:2), and in the Temple by the priests when they recited the Priestly Blessings (Sot. 7:6; see also Ch. Albeck (ed.), Seder Nashim (1954), 387). As the Talmud expresses it: "Not as I am written am I pronounced. I am written yod he vav he, and I am pronounced alef dalet" (nun yod, i.e., Adonai; Kid. 71a).

The Jewish Encyclopedia Volume 12, pages 118-119, confirms this fact also.
TETRAGRAMMATON: The quadriliteral name of God. The Tetragrammaton is the ancient Israelitish name for God.

The Jewish Encyclopedia of 1901, Volume 12, page 119
It thus becomes possible to determine with a fair degree of certainty the historical pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton, the results agreeing with the statement of Ex. iii. 14, in which YHWH terms Himself . "I will be", a phrase which is immediately proceeded by the fuller term "I will be that I will be," or, as in the English versions, "I am" and "I am that I am." The name is accordingly derived from the root (=), and is regarded as an imperfect. This passage is decisive for the pronunciation "Yahweh"; for the etymology was undoubtedly based on the known word.

The Encyclopedia Britanica, Volume 23, page 867
YAHWEH, the proper name of the God of Israel; it is composed of four consonants (YHWH) in Hebrew and is therefore called the Tetragrammaton...

The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, Volume 9, page 160
Of the names of God in the Old Testament, that which occurs most frequently (6,823 times) is the so-called Tetragrammaton, YHWH, the distinctive personal name of the God of Israel.

 

[Hizikyah]

The Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible, Supplementary Volume, page 717
The earliest instance where a word in the biblical text was not read, but another was pronounced in its stead, is that of the TETRAGRAMMATON (YHWH). The prohibition of pronouncing "The Name," and the obligation of substituting in perpetuity a term that expresses the divine majesty, are explicitly recognized in the Babylonian Talmud (Pes. 50a): "Said the Holy One, blessed be He: not as I am written, am I read. I am written (yodh-he, i.e., the Tetragrammaton), but I am read (aleph-daleth, i.e., Adonai)." The antiquity of this prohibition is evident from the fact that the Hebrew Tetragrammaton was not translated in the most ancient recensions of the lxx, where it appears only in Hebrew script. Later it was rendered into Greek by (Lord), which conveys the sense of the Hebrew Adonai. In the Greek text, at the beginning, the same procedure was followed as in the Hebrew, namely, the equivalent of the divine name was first abbreviated, through reverence, into the form , then, in later texts and under Christian influence, it came to be written out fully. In the same way, the Babylonian Targ. on the Pentateuch (Targ. Onkelos) systematically renders the Tetra-grammaton into Aramaic by the abbreviation (the arithmetic equivalent of which __26__ is the same as that of the Tetragrammaton fully written in its Hebrew form).
This ancient prohibition of pronouncing the divine name persisted orally until the introduction of the Hebrew vocalic system, where the vowels written under the Tetragrammaton are those of the substitute word Adonai. Its antiquity clearly shows that it originated in the oldest Jewish oral traditions that accompanied the transmission (masora) of the sacred text from the beginning. In contrast to the qere perpetuum, substituted orally for the Tetragrammaton, the Masoretic tradition, as a precautionary measure, indicated in the margin of later mss, in the form of a statistical note (=134), the number of times in the text where God is explicitly designated by the title (cf. Gen. 18:3 and passim). In this way, they sought to forestall any change in the form of the sacred text that might be made by an overhasty scribe.

The Encyclopedia Judaica, Volume 7, page 680
The true pronunciation of the name YHWH was never lost. Several early Greek writers of the Christian Church testify that the name was pronounced "Yahweh". This is confirmed, at least for the vowel of the first syllable of the name, by the shorter form Yah, which is sometimes used in poetry (e.g., Ex. 15:2) and the -yahu or -yah that serves as the final syllable in very many Hebrew names.

The Jewish Encyclopedia Volume 9, pages 162-163
The restriction upon communicating the Name proper probably originated in Oriental etiquette; in the East even a teacher was not called by name. For naming his master Elisha, Gehazi was punished with leprosy (II Kings viii. 5; Sanh. 100a). After the death of the high priest Simeon the Righteous, forty years prior to the destruction of the Temple, the priests ceased to pronounce the Name (Yoma 39b). From that time the pronunciation of the Name was prohibited. "Whoever pronounces the Name forfeits his portion in the future world" (Sanhedrin xi. 1). Hananiah ben Teradion was punished for teaching his disciples the pronunciation of the Name (`Ab. Zarah 17b).

Psalm 116:13, "We will take the cup of salvation, and we will call upon Your Name, O Yahweh."

Malakyah 2:2, "If you will not hear, if you will not take this to heart--to give glory to My Name, says Yahweh of hosts: I will send a curse upon you! I will curse your blessings; yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not take this to heart."

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Revelation 13:6, "And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against Yahweh, to blaspheme His Name..."

Official Ban Directive:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&...lP7xWc&sig=AHIEtbSvhkK3nzKA8hlyqS2lizE8ALRhwA

Yahyl 2:31-32, "The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of Yahweh comes And whoever will call with the Name of Yahweh will be delivered; for in Mount Zion in Yerusalem there will be deliverance, as Yahweh has said, among the remnant whom Yahweh calls."

Acts 2:20-21, "The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes. And it will come to pass that
whoever calls on the Name of Yahweh will be delivered."

Yeremyah 23:26-27, "How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Yes, they are prophets of the deceit of their own minds plan and scheme, to cause My people to forget My Name through their dreams, which they tell every man to his neighbor, just as their fathers have forgotten My Name for Baal."

1 Kings 22:5-7, "And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Inquire first for the word of the Lord.” Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.” But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of the Lord of whom we may inquire?” ESV

1 Kings 22:5-7, "And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day. Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might inquire of him?" KJV

1 Kings 22:5-7, "Then Yahshaphat said to the king of Israyl; But inquire this day for the counsel and advice of Yahweh (#H3068 - YHWH). So the king of Israyl assembled together the prophets--about four hundred men, and asked them; Shall I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain? They all answered him: Go up! The Lord (#H136 - Adonay), will deliver it into the hands of the king! But Yahshaphat asked; Is there no longer a prophet of Yahweh (#H3068 - YHWH) here, so we may inquire of Him?"

Micahyah (Micah) 4:5, "For all people walk each in the name of his god, but we will walk in the Name of Yahweh our Father forever and ever."

Psalm 86:8-11, "There is none like You among the gods O Yahweh, and there are no works like Your works. All the nations, which You have made, will come and worship in front of You, O Yahweh, and glorify Your Name. For You are great and do wondrous things; You Alone, O Yahweh, are our Father. Teach us Your way, O Yahweh, and we will walk in Your truth! Make us one in heart; a unity, to reverence Your Name!"

Psalm 9:10, "They that know Your Name will put their trust in You! Those who seek You, You will not forsake!"

 

[Hizikyah]

Proverbs 30:4, "Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound up the waters in His garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His Name? And what is the Name of His Son? Tell me, if you know!"

יהוה Yahweh יהושע Yahshua

(many differences between pronounciation are believed, I want to point out the the first 2 Hebrew letters are yod (Y) and hey (H) so however one choses to pronounce the name dooes start with YH as in Yahweh!)

 

[Hizikyah]

Modern translations admit they remove the Name of the Creator, some even admitting they do so because "Jewish tradition."

Mattithyah 15:2-3, "Why do Your disciples transgress the traditions of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat. But He answered, and said to them: And why do you transgress the Laws of Yahweh by your traditions?"

Psalm 116:13, "We will take the cup of salvation, and we will call upon Your Name, O Yahweh."

Malakyah 2:2, "If you will not hear, if you will not take this to heart--to give glory to My Name, says Yahweh of hosts: I will send a curse upon you! I will curse your blessings; yes, I have cursed them already, because you do not take this to heart."

Mattithyah 23:39, "For I say to you: From this moment you will not see Me, until you say: Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of Yahweh!" (Ps 118:26)

Zecharyah 13:9, "And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They will call with My Name, and I will hear them. I will say: It is My people! And they will say; Yahweh is my Strength!"

American Standard Version - Preface
"The change first proposed in the Appendix --- that which substitutes "Jehovah" for "LORD" and "GOD" (printed in small capitals) --- is one which will be unwelcome by many, because of the frequency and familiarity of the terms displaced. But the American Revisers, after a careful consideration, were brought to the unanimous conviction that a Jewish superstition, which regarded the Divine Name as too sacred to be uttered, ought no longer to dominate in the English or any other version of the Old Testament, as it fortunately does not in the numerous versions made by modern missionaries.

English Standard Version - Preface
"In the translation of biblical terms referring to God, the ESV takes great care to convey the specific nuances of meaning of the original Hebrew and Greek terms. First, concerning terms that refer to God in the Old Testament: God, the Maker of heaven and earth, introduced himself to the people of Israel with the special, personal name, whose consonants are YHWH (see Exodus 3:14-15). Scholars call this the “Tetragrammaton,” a Greek term referring to the four Hebrew letters YHWH. The exact pronunciation of YHWH is uncertain, because the Jewish people considered the personal name of God to be so holy that it should never be spoken aloud. Instead of reading the word YHWH, they would normally read the Hebrew word adonai (“Lord”), and the ancient translations into Greek, Syriac, and Aramaic also followed suit. When the vowels of the word adonai are placed with the consonants of YHWH, this results in the familiar word Jehovah that was used in some earlier English Bible translations. As is common among English translations today, the ESV usually renders the personal name of God (YHWH) with the word Lord (printed in small capitals). An exception to this is when the Hebrew word adonai appears together with YHWH, in which case the two words are rendered together as “the Lord [in lower case] God [in small capitals].” In contrast to the personal name for God (YHWH), the more general name for God in Old Testament Hebrew is ‘elohim and its related forms of ‘el or ‘eloah, all of which are normally translated “God” (in lower case letters). The use of these different ways to translate the Hebrew words for God is especially beneficial to the English reader, enabling the reader to see and understand the different ways that the personal name and the general name for God are both used to refer to the One True God of the Old Testament."

 

[Hizikyah]

The English Revised Version - Preface
"It has been thought advisable in regard to the word "JEHOVAH" to follow the usage of the Authorised Version, and not to insert it uniformly in place of "LORD" or "GOD," which when printed in small capitals represent the words substituted by Jewish custom for the ineffable Name according to the vowel points by which it is distinguished. It will be found, therefore, that in this respect the Authorised Version has been departed from only in a few passages, in which the introduction of a proper name seemed to be required."

GOD'S WORD Translation - Preface
"GOD'S WORD capitalizes the first letter in proper nouns and sentences and all the letters in the word LORD when it represents Yahweh, the name of God in the Old Testament."

 

[Hizikyah]

Good News Translation Bible - Preface
"Following an ancient tradition, begun by the first translation of the Hebrew Scriptures (the Septuagint) and followed by the vast majority of English translations, the distinctive Hebrew name for God (usually transliterated Jehovah or Yahweh), is in this translation represented by “LORD.” When Adonai, normally translated “Lord,” is followed by Yahweh, the combination is rendered by the phrase “Sovereign LORD.”

Mark 7:7-9, "But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men. For laying aside the Law of Yahweh, you hold the tradition of men! Then He said to them: How well you reject the Law of Yahweh, so that you may keep your own tradition!"

Psalm 105:1, "Give thanks to Yahweh! Call upon His Name! Make known what He has done among the nations!"

 

[Witness45]

Dude, don't put unnecessary stumbling blocks in front of people. I've always known him as "God" and therefore consider that name to be holy.

I read all of what you said, but this just seems to be a bit of a nit-picky issue to me.

 

[Hizikyah]

Dude, don't put unnecessary stumbling blocks in front of people. I've always known him as "God" and therefore consider that name to be holy.

I read all of what you said, but this just seems to be a bit of a nit-picky issue to me.

You are entitled to you view and I respect that. I in no way mean anything as a stumbling block, it is truth. The Name of Yahweh has been removed over 6k times, and over and over He says how important His name is, yet THE WORDS of Yahweh are easily dismissed by the majority of denominations and people as "not important."

If its important to Him its important to me, and I believe in a no compromise with falsehood, the word of Yahweh is the only guide.

Just becuase a falsehood, started by the pharisees has received such a common acceptance among the world does not make it OK, the Messiah fought tooth and nail (verbally) against the Pharisees and their made us customs and laws, even literally dealing with the Name (as He walked off the "temple")

If we knowingly or unknowingly follow a command of the pharisees just because it is commonly accepted it is still wrong, just as it wa wrong in the days of Messiah.

Yahchanan (John) 4:24, "But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and in truth; for the Father seeks just such worshipers to worship Him. Yahweh is a Spirit and those who worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in truth."

 

[ob77]

I am glad you posted that Baal is called lord. I posted that Baal was called lord in Genesis. You have offered witness that this is so. Thanks.

 

[Hizikyah]

I am glad you posted that Baal is called lord. I posted that Baal was called lord in Genesis. You have offered witness that this is so. Thanks.

It crazy, I was bothered by this but spent then next few months in deep daily study on this topic (and surrounding issues)

And I realized that it was prophesied to happen and Yahweh was mad about it, so this was one of those things where the truth set me free.

Uneasy at first, but then strengthened and comforted in the end.

Praise Yahweh for He guides us!

 

[eternally-gratefull]

if your going to call God by his real name, Call him by the name he gave moses. "I am"

No one knows his real name. Abraham would have called him by his chaldian or aramic name, Eloi, or allal, not yahweh. which was his hebrew, or name. spoken later by moses and his people.

I think that if God told moses my name is not for you to know. Then we should not be so judgmental and legalistic of what we call him.

yhwh and eloi are his man given names, not the name he gave himself

 

[Hizikyah]

Isayah 42:8, "I am Yahweh, that is MY NAME; and My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."

Exodus 3:14-15, "Then Yahweh said to Mosheh: I am Who I am. And He said: This is what you are to say to the children of Israyl; the I am has sent me to you. Yahweh also said to Mosheh: This also shall you say to the children of Israyl; YAHWEH, the Heavenly Father of your fathers, the Mighty One of Abraham, the Mighty One of Isaac, and the Mighty One of Yaaqob, has sent me to you. THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER-- and this is MY MEMORIAL: the Name by which I am to be remembered by, from generation to generation, for all generations."

 

[GodIsSalvation]

Not too sure what your point on the idols is here.

As far as pronouncing the name of the Lord of Lords though, I am not too sure that is even possible for now to know much less pronounce.

Revelation 19:12

[SUP]12 [/SUP]His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.

 

[eternally-gratefull]

Isayah 42:8, "I am Yahweh, that is MY NAME; and My glory I will not give to another, nor My praise to graven images."

Exodus 3:14-15, "Then Yahweh said to Mosheh: I am Who I am. And He said: This is what you are to say to the children of Israyl; the I am has sent me to you. Yahweh also said to Mosheh: This also shall you say to the children of Israyl; YAHWEH, the Heavenly Father of your fathers, the Mighty One of Abraham, the Mighty One of Isaac, and the Mighty One of Yaaqob, has sent me to you. THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER-- and this is MY MEMORIAL: the Name by which I am to be remembered by, from generation to generation, for all generations."

Wow. I have never seen anyone so high strung.

Your reading moses writings. God spoke to him in his language. Why did Jesus call him eloi, and not yahweh, if yahweh was his real name?

Do you like offending people? What about what paul said, be all things to all people. I guess that does not pertain to you because you are a law follower??

 

[Hizikyah]

Wow. I have never seen anyone so high strung.

Your reading moses writings. God spoke to him in his language. Why did Jesus call him eloi, and not yahweh, if yahweh was his real name?

Do you like offending people? What about what paul said, be all things to all people. I guess that does not pertain to you because you are a law follower??

Mattithyah 23:39, "For I say to you: From this moment you will not see Me, until you say: Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of Yahweh!" (Ps 118:26)

Yahchanan (John) 17:6, "I have manifested Your Name to the men that You gave Me out of the world. They were yours, and You gave them to Me; and they have kept Your word."

For you see the pharisees had a ban on using the name of Yahweh.

You say "enough with the Hebrew crap" call me "cursed" and say other foolish things and im the high strung and offensive one?

I posted 2 Scriptures...

and you continue to counter with your perceived personal attacks/assessments.

To someone just reading a bit here and a bit there you might just make me look bad, but in reality your fruits show.

 

[eternally-gratefull]

Mattithyah 23:39, "For I say to you: From this moment you will not see Me, until you say: Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of Yahweh!" (Ps 118:26)

Yahchanan (John) 17:6, "I have manifested Your Name to the men that You gave Me out of the world. They were yours, and You gave them to Me; and they have kept Your word."

For you see the pharisees had a ban on using the name of Yahweh.

You say "enough with the Hebrew crap" call me "cursed" and say other foolish things and im the high strung and offensive one?

I posted 2 Scriptures...

and you continue to counter with your perceived personal attacks/assessments.

To someone just reading a bit here and a bit there you might just make me look bad, but in reality your fruits show.

1. Your attacking me and everyone like me who does not call God by that name
2. You posted a hebrew text. Saying this probves you are right. well the text was written in hebrew, what else would it be called?
3. Abraham would have spoke aramaic or an aramic slang (chaldean) . So why do you not Call him the name abraham called him by?

everytime you use the bebrew idioms, you are attacking those of us who do not use them, and when you say we should follow you. you are judging us.

so get off your high horse and look in the mirror before you start judging people who are returning to you what you are doing to them.

 

[Hizikyah]

1. Your attacking me and everyone like me who does not call God by that name
2. You posted a hebrew text. Saying this probves you are right. well the text was written in hebrew, what else would it be called?
3. Abraham would have spoke aramaic or an aramic slang (chaldean) . So why do you not Call him the name abraham called him by?

everytime you use the bebrew idioms, you are attacking those of us who do not use them, and when you say we should follow you. you are judging us.

so get off your high horse and look in the mirror before you start judging people who are returning to you what you are doing to them.

Your antics are too much.

You say non-Hebrew people should not use the name of Yahweh in the other thread, and here that one is juding you and think they are better for using Hebrew...

Unfounded statements.

I wont give my opinion but I will post Scripture about these exact topics:

Yahyl 2:31-32, "The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of Yahweh comes And whoever will call with the Name of Yahweh will be delivered; for in Mount Zion in Yerusalem there will be deliverance, as Yahweh has said, among the remnant whom Yahweh calls."

Acts 2:20-21, "The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes. And it will come to pass that whoever calls on the Name of Yahweh will be delivered."

Malakyah 1:11, "For from the rising of the sun, to the going down of the same, My Name will be great among the Gentiles. In every place incense will be offered to My Name, with a pure offering; for My Name will be great among the Gentiles, says Yahweh of hosts."

Yeremyah 16:19-21, "O Yahweh, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in athe day of affliction, the Gentiles will come to You from the ends of the earth, and will say: Surely our fathers have inherited nothing but lies and vanity, powerless gods, of no use at all! Do men make gods for themselves? Yes, but they are powerless! Therefore behold, I will make them to know--this time I will teach them My power and might; and they will know that My Name is Yahweh!"

Yeremyah 12:14-17, "This is what Yahweh says against all My evil neighbors who touch the inheritance which I have caused My people Israyl to inherit: Behold, I will pluck them up from off their land, and I will pluck up the house of Yahdah from among them. And it will come to pass, after I have plucked them out, that I will return and have compassion on them, and bring them back; everyone to his heritage and everyone to his land. And it will come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of My people, to vow by My Name, saying; As surely as Yahweh lives--as they once taught My people to vow by Baal (Lord) then they will be established in the midst of My people. But if they do not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, says Yahweh."

Ezekiyl 36:23, "And I will sanctify My great Name, which was profaned among the heathen, which you have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen will know that I am Yahweh, says Father Yahweh: when I will be sanctified in you before their eyes."

I dont know for sure what language Abraham spoke, but I do know he prayed with the name of Yahweh, Scriptures explicitly says it is so, I believe Scriptures. Yahweh can be spoken in any language, it is the name of the Creator, period. Show me Scripture that says there are different names for different races of people. (above verses show the name YHWH is for gentiles and hebrew alike)

 

[eternally-gratefull]

Your antics are too much.

You say non-Hebrew people should not use the name of Yahweh in the other thread, and here that one is juding you and think they are better for using Hebrew...

Unfounded statements.

I wont give my opinion but I will post Scripture about these exact topics:

Yahyl 2:31-32, "The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of Yahweh comes And whoever will call with the Name of Yahweh will be delivered; for in Mount Zion in Yerusalem there will be deliverance, as Yahweh has said, among the remnant whom Yahweh calls."

Acts 2:20-21, "The sun will be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes. And it will come to pass that whoever calls on the Name of Yahweh will be delivered."

Malakyah 1:11, "For from the rising of the sun, to the going down of the same, My Name will be great among the Gentiles. In every place incense will be offered to My Name, with a pure offering; for My Name will be great among the Gentiles, says Yahweh of hosts."

Yeremyah 16:19-21, "O Yahweh, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in athe day of affliction, the Gentiles will come to You from the ends of the earth, and will say: Surely our fathers have inherited nothing but lies and vanity, powerless gods, of no use at all! Do men make gods for themselves? Yes, but they are powerless! Therefore behold, I will make them to know--this time I will teach them My power and might; and they will know that My Name is Yahweh!"

Yeremyah 12:14-17, "This is what Yahweh says against all My evil neighbors who touch the inheritance which I have caused My people Israyl to inherit: Behold, I will pluck them up from off their land, and I will pluck up the house of Yahdah from among them. And it will come to pass, after I have plucked them out, that I will return and have compassion on them, and bring them back; everyone to his heritage and everyone to his land. And it will come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of My people, to vow by My Name, saying; As surely as Yahweh lives--as they once taught My people to vow by Baal (Lord) then they will be established in the midst of My people. But if they do not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, says Yahweh."

Ezekiyl 36:23, "And I will sanctify My great Name, which was profaned among the heathen, which you have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen will know that I am Yahweh, says Father Yahweh: when I will be sanctified in you before their eyes."

I dont know for sure what language Abraham spoke, but I do know he prayed with the name of Yahweh, Scriptures explicitly says it is so, I believe Scriptures. Yahweh can be spoken in any language, it is the name of the Creator, period. Show me Scripture that says there are different names for different races of people. (above verses show the name YHWH is for gentiles and hebrew alike)

lol.. In acts the word is not yahweh, it is kyrios (three greek name for Lord.

You just proved why people are so against you. You change things to fit your way,

God has many names

elohime, yahweh, Adonia, Kyrios Lord God. God, Allal, I can go on and on and on.

if you want to be like the pharisees, and puff yourself up because you use some name given God by the hebrew authors in their own language, I feel sorry for you, but Go ahead.