Who said, "I am who I am"?

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Who said, "I am who I am"?

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Last updated May 22 2021.

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God

Exodus 3:14

Dec 24 2006, 6:03 AM

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popeye

Dec 24 2006, 7:57 AM

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The biblical text speaks in the future tense ("I would be what I would be.")

Dec 24 2006, 9:01 AM

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What-A-Mess

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Popeye: "I 'yams whats I ams, and dats all that I 'yams"

YHWH:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_am_that_I_am

Response last updated by gtho4 on May 22 2021.
Dec 24 2006, 9:06 AM

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"I am that I am" (Hebrew: pronounced Ehyeh asher ehyeh) -- also translated as "I am who I am" is the response God used in the Bible when Moses asked for his name (Exodus 3:14). It is one of the most famous verses in the Torah. Hayah means "existed" or "was" in Hebrew; "ehyeh" is the first person singular present/future form. Ehyeh asher ehyeh is generally interpreted to mean "I am that I am" (King James Bible and others), yet, as indicated, is most literally translated as "I-shall-be that I-shall-be."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_am_that_I_am

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For people who don't know Hebrew we must depend on translations of the Old Testament. All English texts that I am aware of read "I am who I am". Does an English translation exist that says "I would be that I would be"?

And if we are getting picky even Popeye doesn't say it, he says something closer to "I yam what I yam".

Who said, "I am who I am"?

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