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Hayyim and Hahayyim

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Hayyim and Hahayyim come from the Hebrew root word for life, Strong’s H2416. They are in a long list of words from the root hay. Strong’s Hebrew: 2416. חָי (chay) — Alive, living, lifezzz I am going to focus on words related to Hayyim. This study began because of Proverbs and linked back to my Tree of Knowledge study. For those of you well versed in Hebrew, please bear with my novice attempts at exploring this thought.

Jots, Tittles, Prefixes, and Suffixes

God bless translators, especially those who faithfully explore Scripture to glorify Him. Jots and tittles are the markings around the Hebrew letters, and they are more complex than my simple Hebrew understanding affords. Prefixes and suffixes come into this study; they may be just letters, but they add important meaning to the root word. Bring in surrounding words and letter/word divisions, well you get the idea.  Prefixes in Hebrew – Wikipedia

Genesis 1 and 2 and LIFE

The Beginning uses hay and its various forms many times. There is something about the first use of a word, phrase, or idea in the Bible that shines it light through the other 65 Books. I will use that in this study. Genesis 2:7 and 9 breathed hay into this study and it grew from there. Okay, God breathed Hayyim into Adam, and he became a living being. Hahayyim is the Tree of Life, and I see those as being connected. You will see many links in this post; I encourage you to follow them because they will fill in where I may have missed something. They are good for comparison also.

The suffix of yîm on the word hay is a “dual plural”, which means it is something that comes in pairs. I believe when God gave the pile of earth niš·maṯ (breath of life) man came alive (was born) both in spirit and body (2 things). Genesis 2:7 | The Making of Man | Commentary

The prefix ha on Hayyim or Hahayyim is a definite article (THE) that refers to a specific life. It makes sense that 2:9, and 3:22, 24 refers to the life in 2:7. Adam and Eve could eat from the etz hahayyim (tree of life) because they had that life in them. They lost the “Spirit-life” when they ate from the first etz, but would have gotten it back if they ate from the Tree of Life. (See John 3:5)

For the sake of my comments, I wanted to find many Hayyim and Hahayyim pairings. I did not. Leviticus 14:5 then 6 and 14:50 then 51,52 are what I came up with. Those two examples are about “living water” and birds.

The Etz of THE LIFE does not disappear from the Bible. Christians, it is in Revelation 22. I believe the best shadow for that woody plant is the olive tree.

My choice of woody plants to shadow the Etz of Knowledge of Good and Evil is the Vine Tree of Grape. That whole apple thing is from the active imagination of a talented medieval artist. Before you shut me down, study etz and everything to do with grapes, wine, drinking wine, raisins, and grape leaves in the Bible; there is a lot of good and evil associated with that woody plant. Yes, vine tree is in the KJV and other translations, see Ezekiel 15:2,6 and Numbers 6:4.

Breathed/Breath

This showed up because of Life, and I thought it was good to add into this study.

 Prefixes Add

These are Bible Hub and BibleGateway links. The verses are KJV; I added the bold to highlight the word in question for the first time use.

  • Hebrew Concordance: ḥay·yîm — 85 Occurrences Genesis 2:7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
  • Hebrew Concordance: ha·ḥay·yîm — 27 Occurrences Genesis 2:9 And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. (In both Modern and Biblical Hebrew, the definite article (Ha) is used before a noun to indicate that the noun is specific, known, or previously mentioned.)
  • Hebrew Concordance: ba·ḥay·yîm — 6 Occurrences Deuteronomy 30 :19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live. (The first life is Hahayyim.)The Hebrew prefix “ba“ (or “B”) is used to indicate a prepositional meaning of “in” or “with”
  • Hebrew Concordance: la·ḥay·yîm — 1 Occurrence Isaiah 4 :3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem  (la means no or not) לַחַיִּ֖ים
  • Hebrew Concordance: lə·ḥay·yîm — 5 Occurrences 2 Samuel 15 :21And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be. (Hay and wə·ḥê are the two liveth and are H2416.)   lə = to, for, onto The verses others are in Proverbs.
  • Hebrew Concordance: mê·ḥay·yîm — 2 Occurrences Psalm 63 :3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
  • Hebrew Concordance: wə·ḥay·yîm — 4 Occurrences Job 3 :20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul

Some other links and notes:

The best ending to this post on life is John 14:6 – Jesus said He was The Way, The Truth, and The Life.

Looking in Luke – Labeled Groups

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The Kingdom is about people, and as you look in Luke, he presents individuals and different groups with various labels (some good, some groups needed work). Paul talks about the Body of Christ being made of many people; each using their gift for the good of the Body. In Acts, priest and Pharisees are included in this new Jesus Movement called the Way. Yes, some were firmly planted in their denominational views of the Law.

Pentecost – Acts 2:5-11

Pentecost is one of the three feast that you were to go to Jerusalem for. The Diaspora complicated these annual feasts; distance, time, and travel limited participation making it very special to be there. The Jews are our first labeled group. (“Jew” is used 82 times by Luke (Gospel and Acts) according to Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament.) The list of nations is impressive and some people traveled for months to be there: Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians. (KJV) I have been told that some people would come for Passover and stay for seven months. That may have been a once in a lifetime trip.

Not all Jews welcomed this new message, even with the Mighty Wind and Flames of Fire over people’s heads. The times the term, Jew, is used, they may be negative or just neutral.

Disciples – Starting in Acts 6

Strong’s Greek: 3101. μαθητής (mathétés) — Disciple, learner, pupil

I am staying with the labels in Acts for this post. So, start in Chapter 1 and go to 5; believers became disciples. This was not a “peace, love, and joy” time period. Jesus died and ascended to Heaven, but the people that killed Him were still in control. They were not happy with this new movement or sect in Judaism. Choosing to be part of it may not have been a “light” decision.

In Acts 6 we start to see the complexity of Jerusalem and maybe some attitudes. The Hellenistic Jews were complaining about Hebraic Jews. We might pass over that today, but Hellenistic Jews may have talked and dressed differently. Some ugly history might have been raising its head also. The Holy Spirit was binding them together and getting them ready to go to the world.

Priest joined! Acts 6:7

Priest became obedient to the faith. Not all priests were Sadducees. I doubt that Zechariah, John’s father, was part of the “political” party. In the “solar system of the Temple” priest confessing Jesus was major. Jesus, miracles, and changed lives; the Holy Spirit touched men that were at the core of Temple life.

Synagogues and Pharisees

When Judea/Jerusalem joined the Diaspora because of Babylon, some did not want to lose their religion and customs. So, the synagogue was created to keep the Jewish way of life alive. Synagogues became the center of a Jewish community life.

The Pharisees were the driving force behind the synagogues. Some people wanted to regain/maintain their religion’s connection with God because there was no Temple worship. In this time period the Law was interrupted and codified. Jesus was not against the Law, just the explanations that added rules to God’s Word. Christians have done something similar in our different denominations by creating specific rules that sets them apart from everyone else. 

These sites offer a good look at these groups from two different time periods. (And slightly different groups.)

Synagogue of the Freedmen – Acts 6:9

The busy Chapter 6 continues with freed slaves disagreeing with Deacon Stephen. Take note that the places where they are from were also represented on Pentecost and some are places where Saul/Paul would minister: Cilicia and Asia.

Samaria – Acts 8:14

I will start with the land. It is part of what was promised to Abraham and was given to Joseph (Ephraim). This land is important to God and He did not want the unfaithful Israelites of the Northern Kingdom defiling it. King Omri, father of King Ahab, bought, named it, and made Samaria his capital city. Things went downhill from there and God sent many prophets to bring the people back to Him.

2 Kings 17 has the king of Assyria removing the people (the first Diaspora) and bring in Gentiles to live there. Assyria had to bring back an exiled priest to teach the settlers how to worship the Lord. All of this and some bad things with the Greeks, set the stage for the labels and attitudes we read in the Gospels about Jews and Samarians.

Jesus set the stage for Acts 8 with John 4, the woman at the well, and Luke 17, healing a leper. His plan was stated in Matthew 24 in the Great Commission and restated in Acts 1:8 (Look in Luke:) where He included Samaria and the ends of the earth.

The Way – Acts 9:2

The future Paul was going to Damascus to shackle the Way. Well, that did not work. But we see Paul in the Way in Acts 19 with a riot. By the Way, in Acts 22:4 Paul restates his testimony. 2 Corinthians 11:32+33 tells of the Way he escaped. In Acts 24:14, Paul was a leader in the Way, and in vs 22 Felix wanted out of the Way.

Cornelius/Gentiles – Acts 10

Cornelius had labels: devout, God-fearing, generous, and a regular in pray.

Circumcised believers gave labels: uncircumcised, impure, and unclean (11:2 and 8). Everyone had to be like them to be right. This idea stayed around and shows itself again in 15:5 and 21:20. When synagogues in Gentile cities went after Paul, I have no doubt that these concepts were the sparks that started the fires.

Christians – Acts 11:26

  • Acts 11:26 – We were first called Christians here. Antioch of Syria was a thriving center of the Way. It was in land controlled by Rome.
  • 1 Peter 4:16 – “If you suffer as a Christian.” Peter wrote this to Believers he may have never met, but he certainly was in the area.
  • Acts 26:28 – King Agrippa “mocked” Paul’s ability to convert him so quickly to be a Christian. This was said in front of a Roman governor.

This list was for affect, not for the order they occurred; I would switch Peter and Agrippa’s statements. The reason for that order was to show the label of Christians in the first century. I know it has changed, or has it? Maybe it has gone full circle. Roman was not a good place for Christians. Christ vs Caesar, guess who felt threatened? To be sure Jews did not like the name Christian, it ran into the idea of Messiah.

Christ | The amazing name Christ: meaning and etymology See the Christ and Rome section.

Acts 13:31 – Those who traveled with Jesus.

This is part of Paul’s first recorded “sermon”; it was given at a synagogue in Pisidian Antioch. The rest of that thought is “and now witness to the Jews”. I bet labels and paradigms have given you a thought. Was Paul talking about the 12, 70, 120, or 500? Even if we include “from Galilee to Jerusalem”; does that really help? Does our statement include Joseph and Justus (Acts 1:23) and all of the women that are mentioned in the Holy Week narratives? I love and honor what the Holy Spirit had written for us, but we were not told everything.

I never thought about all of the synagogues and places of prayer Paul and his teams went to in their travels and letters. From Rome, all across the Levant, to Alexanderia there were Jewish communities. God’s plan for Jews and Gentiles, especially in what we know as Turkey, has been carefully executed. The history and the people groups in this plan include Hittites, Assyria, Greeks and Persians, and Celts/Gauls. There were trade, travel, and communications between these places and Jerusalem, so Jesus, Pentecost, and the Way were not new news in these towns.

Just a thought on Paul’s sermon. It sounds like Stephen’s defense to the Sanhedrin; it had a similar response too.    

Areopagus, the Men of Athens – Acts 17:22

Paul changed his sermon format, but Jesus raising from the dead was in both. Labels, stereotypes, or self-applied titles are Athenians, foreigners, Epicurean, Stoic, and philosophers. Rome was infatuated with all things Greek and had renamed Ares Rock to Mars Hill. The message of Jesus Christ and Him crucified found wanting ears even here.  

What was the Areopagus? | GotQuestions.org

The Nazarene – Acts 24:5

This is a well-traveled label:

  • A person with a special vow to God.
  • A monicker for the Savior stemming from the word netzer.
  • A town in Galilee and a person from that town.
  • An insult.
  • An identifier of Jesus.
  • Another name for the Way. I am pretty sure it was meant to be an insult.
  • It is used a lot in Pentecostal circles in America for a dramatic effect.

The lawyer in 24:5 may have said it to alarm Felix, see Acts 6:14. Paul uses the Way.

Your translation may have Nazarene, or Nazareth, or both in the New Testament. The prophecy in Matthew 2 refers to netzer, or branch.

The Root, The Branch, The Fruit – The Christmas Story

Strong’s Greek: 3480. Ναζωραῖος (Nazóraios) — Nazarene, Nazareth, Nazareneszzz

Are there other labels and titles to be explored while Looking in Luke, sure but this post is very long.

Looking in Luke – Paul, Silas, and Timothy

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My objective for this edition of Looking in Luke was to comment on the training and mentorship of Paul, Silas, and Timothy. But; I quickly found legend, tradition, and objective observers. From my prospective the Bible is not legend or tradition. However, many legends and traditions have been started from things in the Bible; some are useful. An objective observer is an interesting classification, that deserves a moment (some of this is meant to be amusing).

To call yourself an objective observer probably means you are not. It would make sense that one person from each side of the argument has to call you that. (To shorten this, I will call objective observers: Double O or OO.) Double Os are rare, like four-leaf clovers. I am sure they exist because I googled them. The most common colloquialism for OO’s are spies who can legally kill. I associated Double Os with four-leaf clovers because four-leaf clovers, from my years of hunting them, can be increased by adding fertilizer, especially the organic animal type, all over the field.

Luke

The third Gospel and Acts have been attributed to Luke since the 2nd to the 4th century and beyond. No one challenged that or claimed it as their own, even though there is no identified author for the books. Actually, Luke is only mentioned three times in the New Testament and they all come from Paul – Colossians 4:14, 2 Timothy 4:11, and Philemon 1:24. Ignoring the OO’s, can you imagine sharing the triumphs and tragedies of the Apostle Paul. I know experts want to attribute Luke’s knowledge to Documents Q and L, but what if he actually talked to Mary, Matthew, Mark, John, and the other Apostles, and some of those 500 witnesses. Yes, I have heard the tradition that puts him in the 70/72 that Jesus sent out to preach and prepare for His trip to Jerusalem.

I am thankful the Holy Spirit directed what was included in the Bible. My terms of teaching and mentorship, I could include OJT, are diluted forms of the 24/7 traveling, living, and serving these men were trained with. Timothy’s “training” lasted for years and Paul still thought it necessary to write two epistles to him. My “comments” are a “know in Part” highlight-reel of what these men lived.

Paul

Paul was a student of the respected Pharisee Rabbi Gamaliel. Gamaliel’s inspired instructions in Acts 5 were forgotten by Chapter 8. The questions a student ask are important. What did it take to get Saul to ask the right questions? A bright light knocked him off his high horse and blinded him for several days. Acts 9 tells some of what happened.

In Galatians 1, Paul adds to his story; Acts 26 is the third version. Galatians 1:16-19 tells an important part of Paul’s educational journey; he went into Arabia. About three years, possibly by himself and alone with God, he then returns to do mission. 2 Corinthians 12:2 is another verse on Paul’s education, he is “caught up to the third heaven”; that is quite an educational fieldtrip.

This learning experience is mentioned in Galatians 2:1 and is part of the reason for this post. Acts 11:30 and 12:25 are timestamps that frame a living-faith lesson for Paul and Barnabas before their mission trip in Chapter 13. The narrative’s setting is Passover, and the story is Peter’s arrest by Herod and release by Jesus; that lesson plan certainly covered the objective of divine purpose and intervention.  

A verse to highlight my “know in part” comment is Titus 3:12. Paul was going to winter in Nicopolis; it took me a while to find Nicopolis on the internet. It is not on any of the helpful lines on my map for Paul’s missions’ trips (I use those all the time:). I found a city on the Ionian Sea in the region of Epirus, which is near Macedonia and Achaia. (Just to the left of my page crease.)

Know in Part

The last two people I want to comment on is Silas and Timothy, or is that Silvanus and Timotheus. I do wish I could be a Double O, but instead I will say I am confused. (God bless translators:)

The Holy Spirit may not be the source for my questions; my lack of knowledge in Greek, the original writers, translator choices, and footnotes carry the questions of Mark. Bible Gateway has many translations and paraphrases and with the click of the mouse you can have chapters, verses, and list of target words in verses. You might choose to believe there are four different people, or three, or two, or become a post-modernist and just invalidate the Book because of the variations in spelling.

Since I am Looking in Luke, I compared the entries in Acts to the other Letters. Silvanus is preferred over Silas and Timothy over Timotheus. Because so many reference works key off of the KJV, I focused on it – Timotheus is preferred, but in critical places, there was Timothy. Me? I will stick with Silas and Timothy and read the footnotes. After all, we know there was one man named Saul/Paul and another named Simon/Cephas/Peter. FYI Saul became Paul in Acts 13:9 while confronting Elymas on the first mission trip. Yes, there is a lot of I did not go into.

Silas

  • A leader of the church in Jerusalem.
  • A faithful witness.
  • Prophet who would encourage.
  • Fellow worker with Paul who was beaten for Christ.
  • A Roman citizen! Why/how he was in Jerusalem; he may have had a backstory like Paul.
  • He could sing.
  • A friend, co-worker, and example for Timothy.
  • Was with Paul when several Epistles were written. Did he help with the content?
  • Possibly helped Peter.

BibleGateway – Keyword Search: Silas   or use Silvanus and change the translation.

I did not do a search on Silas, so I do not know any legends or traditions about him. His time with Paul speaks for itself and I think the world is better for what he did.

Timothy

Timothy, like Paul, was a product of the Diaspora; he was a half-Jew who lived outside of Israel. The most important thing for me is the prophecy that was spoke over him, that called him to the ministry. He had a godly legacy and influence in his mother and grandmother. It is even possible that he/they had heard Paul speak before; this was at least the second time Paul was in Lystra. The area they lived in (Phrygia) is one that is mentioned in Acts 2. Because of his parents he should have known at least two languages: Greek and Hebrew/Aramaic. Was he a Roman citizen? We do not know but he was “good ground” and was primed to produce a “bumper crop”.

Luke writes Timothy into his story in the 16th Chapter of Acts, and then mentions him again in 17,18,19, and 20. Timothy’s educational foundation had already been laid when Paul became his rabbi. Paul then spent the rest of his life building on that foundation.

Timothy’s first lesson in 16:3-5 was painful and a real test of his commitment to this life. It is a little ironic considering the initial message Paul and Silas were spreading.

The curriculum, lessons, hands on experience, and homework for Timothy is best read starting in Acts 16:6 and going through Hebrews and his release from jail.  His resume, assignments, and monikers from Paul can be seen in following these verses: BibleGateway – Keyword Search: Timothy

Phrygia – Encyclopedia of The Bible – Bible Gateway  This article contains some on the Jews of the Diaspora.

Assyria Our Forgotten Enemy and the Foolish Woman

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Proverbs 14:1 The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down. (NIV) When I read this, recently, I thought of how the kings and people of Israel have acted from the time of King Solomon to the days of the Prophet Ezra (Malachi).

  1. Fact #1 – The Father loves the Land He gave to Jacob’s descendants.
  2. Fact #2 – The Father loves Jacob’s descendants, who are the children of Abraham.
  3. Fact #3 – The Father loves children of Abraham who live with the faith of Abraham.

The Bible is the Father’s letter to His People, Jews and Gentiles. This letter is filled with His saving love for His people. The Holy Spirit crafted our letter to contain history, science, social norms, and how we are to find Him in a righteous relationship.

The cruelization of Assyria has had my attention for a while now. From 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles up to Haggai and Zachariah Israel lived in the shadow and fear of this bully nation. Yes, Babylon and Persia were also casting shade on Israel/Judah in the Bible. But God; used them for His purposes. Many terms and adjectives have been used to describe these judgments by those nations, but simply put, they removed most of the people from the land. Sin was the problem; the Israelites loved the sins of the nations around them and the nations God had removed from His land. When Assyria started strutting around, Israel became enamored with them. King Ahaz (2 Kings 16) even changed the Temple of God to mimic and appease Tiglath-Pileser. Daughter Zion was acting like a foolish woman.

Were there kings who tried to follow in the footsteps of David? Yes, I will use Hezekiah and Josiah as examples; they opened the Temple for worship and held Passover and directed the people to follow God. As much good as these two kings did, they were followed by Manasseh, Ammon, and Zedekiah. (2 Chronicles 33:10-17 and other verses)

From my prospective the sin was turning away from Jehovah and worshipping other gods. When they left Jehovah, they got into some vile behaviors and demonic practices. Those high places and sacred groves were not just for offering prayers, incense, and pouring out drink offerings; sex with males and females and burning babies were some of the practices associated with those demon gods and was part of their worship. Manasseh was one of the kings of Judah that brought those practices into Jerusalem.

Tools of Judgment

The exodus from Egypt and Joshua’s conquest of Canaan is tied to the fact that the sin of the Canaanites had reached its peak. God cleaned them from His land. Melchizedek had been a ruler in His land, so there had been good there to start with.

Assyria and Babylon were the tools that was used to clear His land. The Father had sent plenty of prophets. We have written records from Hosea and Isaiah through Jeremiah, Ezekial, and Daniel. It sounds like He had sent even more than these, they did not write things down; or those scrolls did not survive.

 Micah 1:13 O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee. (KJV) Lachish was a fortified town and possibly the second most important city in Judah.

Micah started his ministry at the time of Pul/Tiglath-Pileser (2 Kings 15, 2 Chronicles 28:16, Isaiah 6-10). Shalmaneser is the Assyrian king (2 Kings 17 and 18) who deported Israel/Samaria. Sennacherib is the king who destroyed Lachish. Assyria was interested in the Foolish Woman.

Lessons

Christians, you who are the Church and are being refined to be the Bride of Christ, how are we doing? I see bright spots that are following the path of the righteous (Proverbs 4:18). We have 2,000 years of the Gospels, the Letters of Paul and John and the other Disciples, and the Holy Spirit leading us; what would a short history lesson of us sound like?

Samuel in 1 Samuel 8:8 was having to deal with Israel wanting a flesh-and-bone king. In Chapter 12 is his final speech; he quotes history with a lesson on leaders. Deuteronomy 17:17 -19 covered this topic of kings. It may have happened but there is no record of any king writing his own copy of the Law.

In Acts 7, Stephen is on trial and he gives a master lesson on Israel’s history of not following the Law or the Holy Spirit. Read 7:51 it struck home and they struck him.

Solomon was loved by God, given great opportunities, and built the first temple in Jerusalem. He also broke the rules in Deuteronomy 17. He wrote in Proverbs 3 an amazing lesson on how to stay in that right relationship that the Father wants. Solomon ended with the warning in verses 31 – 35; pretty much what Israel did to fall away with the Assyrians and Babylonians. His chosen heir, Rehoboam, did not do well and kept Judah down a bad road.  

Zechariah, Haggai, Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah all came after the Persian released the Jews to go back to Judah and Jerusalem. Even with these men setting Godly examples the Foolish Woman did not learn her lesson. If I may, Zechariah 7:8-14 and 8:16 are things that God told the people they were to be doing, which hints at what they were not doing.

Please, go and reread the three facts I gave. The Father has a plan and a purpose. Assyria came and carried out their purpose, but our El Shaddy had Zechariah write Chapter 10. Father will hold people accountable, but He will have Daughter Zion and the Church become the Bride of Christ.

God, Lord God, Lord – Psalm 68

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When you open the Book, Father God will open the Word for you.

This strange study-help started because of verse 20, I saw four different “God” words there and did a text analysis in Bible Hub. Then the large number of God, Lord, and other references in Psalm 68 needed a look. If you have a translation that capitalizes pronouns these are not included but are the work of the translators (God bless those people) making it easier for us to read and comprehend.

The Holy Spirit used the words He wanted where He wanted them. My point is, I counted 78 entries/forms of the Name Elohim (H430); so, study. As I said in God, Lord God, Lord our concordances list the root word. Many other forms of the word may be used, and they carry with them some part of grammar. Bible Hub has these in the column marked Morphology.

Some verses and words that caught my attention: verses 20 and 26 Yahweh. Verses 4 and 18 two forms of Yah.

This is the verse number, the Hebrew “God” word, and a link if it was the first time it was used.

Psalm 68

There are other reference tools, find the one that helps you. An analogy about different translations: Bible translations are like pepper products, find the one for you.