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Before you read this quote from the pamplet consider, what is the intent of the writer(s), is it to show that the english word 'Jehovah' comes from a mistake, or to approve the use of Jehovah as God's name.
QUOTE: How Is God's Name Pronounced? "When it came to God's name, instead of putting the proper vowel signs around it, in most cases they put other vowel signs to remind the reader that he should say 'Adho·nai'. From this came the spelling Iehouah, and, eventually, Jehovah became the accepted pronunciation of the divine name in English. This retains the essential elements of God's name from the Hebrew original."
http://www.watchtower.org/e/na/index.htm
Simply put, the writer(s) are saying, '....that it does not matter how you pronounce the name..." any combination of vowels added to the 4 consonates letter which abbreviate God's name in Hebrew is acceptable, just as any combination of vowels added to the consonates letters of your personnel name would be acceptable. The problem with adding the wrong vowels to the 4 consonant letters of God's name becomes not just a different form of the name but a different name or word altogether, if it could be considered a word or name.*
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* See 5th Paragraph at: http://nontaxdeductable.blogspot.com/2007/09/is-jehovah-really-gods-name-in-english.html
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2007-10-03
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