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the people
See “my people” in 09:13.
I AM WHO I AM
This description shows that God can only be defined by himself, not by anything else that we know of, and he cannot be compared to anyone else.
Tell them, 'I AM has sent me to you.'
This is a quotation within a quotation. The entire quotation can be restated so that this portion is an indirect quotation: "Tell them that I AM has sent you to them." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes)
I AM
This name emphasizes that God is the only one who has always lived and always will live. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknowns)
Also tell them, 'I am Yahweh, the God of your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.'
This is a quotation within a quotation. The entire quotation can be restated so that this portion is an indirect quotation: "Also tell them that I am Yahweh, the God of your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotesinquotes)
Yahweh
The name "Yahweh" means "HE IS" and expresses that God exists by his own power—no one created him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknowns)
my name
The name that God told Moses and all of Israel to use for him is “Yahweh,” which is related to “I AM” and appears to mean, “HE IS.”