<P> I am that I am is a common English translation of the Hebrew phrase אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה ‬,' ehyeh' ăšer' ehyeh ((ʔɛhˈjɛh ʔaˈʃɛr ʔɛhˈjɛh)) - also "I am who am", "I am who I am" or "I will be what I will be" or even "I create what (ever) I create". The traditional English translation within Judaism favors "I will be what I will be" because there is no present tense of the verb "to be" in the Hebrew language . So for example to say "I am a book" in Hebrew would be Ani Sefer (literally in English is "I book"). This translation of phrase from the Hebrew Bible is often guided by the theology or ideology of the people doing the translation or their sponsors . </P> <P> Its context is the encounter of the burning bush (Exodus 3: 14): Moses asks what he is to say to the Israelites when they ask what God has sent him to them, and Yahweh replies, "I am who I am," adding, "Say this to the people of Israel,' I am has sent me to you ."' ' Ehyeh is the first person form of hayah, "to be", and owing to the peculiarities of Hebrew grammar means both "I am", "I was", and "I will be". The meaning of the longer phrase' ehyeh' ăšer' ehyeh is debated, and might be seen as a promise ("I will be with you") or as statement of incomparability ("I am without equal"). </P>

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