R&S, why did the "A Lit Translation of the New Testament by Herman Heinfetter (1863) use the name Jehovah instead of Kyrios at Mat 4:7,10?

Recognized Bible translators have used God’s name in the Christian Greek Scriptures. Some of these translators did so long before the New World Translation was produced.

These translators and their works include: A Literal Translation of the New Testament . . . From the Text of the Vatican Manuscript, by Herman Heinfetter (1863);

The Emphatic Diaglott, by Benjamin Wilson (1864); The Epistles of Paul in Modern English, by George Barker Stevens (1898); St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, by W. G. Rutherford (1900); The New Testament Letters, by J.W.C. Wand, Bishop of London (1946). In addition, in a Spanish translation in the early 20th century, translator Pablo Besson used “Jehová” at Luke 2:15 and Jude 14, and nearly 100 footnotes in his translation suggest the divine name as a likely rendering.

Bible translations in over one hundred different languages contain the divine name in the Christian Greek Scriptures. Many African, Native American, Asian, European, and Pacific-island languages use the divine name liberally.

Some of these translations of the Christian Greek Scriptures have appeared recently, such as the Rotuman Bible (1999), which uses “Jihova” 51 times in 48 verses, and the Batak (Toba) version (1989) from Indonesia, which uses “Jahowa” 110 times.

Without a doubt, there is a clear basis for restoring the divine name, Jehovah, in the Christian Greek Scriptures. That is exactly what the translators of the New World Translation have done.

Languages and Dialects Containing the Divine Name in the Main Text of the Christian Greek Scriptures

Language or Dialect: Divine Name

Aneityum: Ihova

Arawak: Jehovah

Awabakal: Yehóa

Bangi: Yawe

Batak (Toba): Jahowa

Benga: Jěhova

Bolia: Yawe

Bube: Yehovah

Bullom So: Jehovah

Chácobo: Jahué

Cherokee: Yihowa

Chin (Hakha): Zahova

Chippewa: Jehovah

Choctaw: Chihowa

Chuukese: Jiowa

Croatian: Jehova

Dakota: Jehowa

Dobu: Ieoba

Douala: Yehowa

Dutch: Jehovah

Efate (North): Yehova

Efik: Jehovah

English: Jehovah

Éwé: Yehowa

Fang: Jehôva

Fijian: Jiova

French: IHVH, yhwh

Ga: Iehowa

German: Jehovah; Jehova

Gibario (dialect of Kerewo): Iehova

Grebo: Jehova

Hawaiian: Iehova

Hebrew: יהוה

Hindustani: Yihováh

Hiri Motu: Iehova

Ho-Chunk (Winnebago): Jehowa

Ila: Yaave

Iliku (dialect of Lusengo): Yawe

Indonesian: YAHWEH

Kala Lagaw Ya: Iehovan

Kalanga: Yehova; Yahwe

Kalenjin: Jehovah

Kerewo: Iehova

Kiluba: Yehova

Kipsigis: Jehoba

Kiribati: Iehova

Kisonge: Yehowa

Korean: 여호와

Kosraean: Jeova

Kuanua: Ieova

Laotian: Yehowa

Lele: Jehova

Lewo: Yehova

Lingala: Yawe

Logo: Yehova

Lomongo: Yawe; Yova

Lonwolwol: Jehovah

Lugbara: Yehova

Luimbi: Yehova

Luna: Yeoba

Lunda: Yehova

Luo: Yawe

Luvale: Yehova

Malagasy: Jehovah; Iehôvah

Malo: Iova

Marquesan: Iehova

Marshallese: Jeova

Maskelynes: Iova

Mentawai: Jehoba

Meriam: Iehoua

Misima-Paneati: Iehova

Mizo: Jehovan; Jihova’n

Mohawk: Yehovah

Mortlockese: Jioua

Motu: Iehova

Mpongwe (dialect of Myene): Jehova

Muskogee: Cehofv

Myene: Yeôva

Naga, Angami: Jihova

Naga, Konyak: Jihova

Naga, Lotha: Jihova

Naga, Mao: Jihova

Naga, Northern Rengma: Jihova

Naga, Sangtam: Jihova

Nandi: Jehova

Narrinyeri: Jehovah

Nauruan: Jehova

Navajo: Jîho’vah

Ndau: Jehova

Nembe: Jehovah

Nengone (or, Maré): Iehova

Ngando: Yawe

Ntomba: Yawe

Nukuoro: Jehova

Polish: Jehowa

Portuguese: Iáhve

Rarotongan: Jehova; Iehova

Rerep: Iova

Rotuman: Jihova

Sakao: Ihova; Iehova

Samoan: Ieova

Seneca: Ya’wĕn

Sengele: Yawe

Sesotho: Yehofa

Sie: Iehōva

Spanish: Jehová; Yahvé; YHWH; Yahweh

Sranantongo: Jehova

Sukuma: Yahuwa; Jakwe

Tahitian: Iehova

Teke-Eboo: Yawe

Temne: Yehṓfa; Yehofa

Thai: Yahowa

Toaripi: Jehova; Iehova

Tonga: Jehova

Tongan: Jihova; Sihova

Tshiluba: Yehowa

Tswana: Jehofa; Yehova; Yehofa

Umbundu: Yehova

Uripiv: Iova

Wampanoag: Jehovah

Welsh: Iehofah

Xhosa: Yehova

Zande: Yekova

Zulu: Jehova; YAHWE

Because they got it wrong, just like you JWs.

We found Heinfetter not to be a credible scholar, because that was not a literal translation! I shall conveniently use your familiar JW term "the Light gets brighter and brighter" and hope that will satisfy your 1 1/2 century old findings, and heck, we found some 1 1/2 century old skeletons in your closet too, only much worse than ours! Do you want me to take out all your organization's skeletons now while you try to reveal ours???

Because honest scholars have come to understand, The misuse of the title 'Lord' has created a confusion as to which Lord is being spoken about.

All translation including 'Literal' translations have to 'insert' words into the text to follow proper language syntax of the language being translated into.

Greek Syntax and English Syntax is not the same.

Heb 1:8 is a perfect example. In both the Hebrew text of Ps 45 and the Greek text of Heb 1:8 there isn't a verb.

In order to create an English translation, the translators had to insert a verb [for proper English Syntax], Most if not all use the verb 'IS'

Matthew 4:7, 10 are quotes from the Books of the Law, which included the Divine name and not the title Lord.

If Jesus is the 'angel of Jehovah' as many believe, he was the one who gave these words to Moses.

So why would he 'change' his original statements?

Did Jesus believe and accept the Jewish superstition concerning Jehovah's personal name?

No, he knew these superstitions had made God's Word invalid.

Why did he give the name of his God to his disciples? So they would know the love God has for the followers of Christ.

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Obviously...

for reasons other than the titular premise of producing a literal translation.

Mat 4:7 (I use brackets to indicate what appears in italics in the translation under discussion)

the Jesus said unto him again [i.e. in answer], it hath been written, thou shalt not tempt Jehovah thy God.

Mat 4:10

That the Jesus says to him, depart Satan. For it hath been written, thou shalt worship Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt serve him only.

Not only do we

clearly

not have a literal translation of The Gospel of Matthew

we also have a rather horrendous translation into English.

The footnotes do not provide any reason why the author inserted "Jehovah" into the text...

but we can be certain that he did do so. There is no extant original language copy of The Gospel of Matthew that includes the tetragrammaton.

Who cares?? Incorrect translations prove nothing except that the translator was ignorant, stupid, and/or biased.

It's BIZARRE that some people seem to think the Greeks became extinct some time in 'the misty past'. Wrong. There are millions of us. Modern Greek is very much alive, and those of us who are scholarly have studied the Koine Greek of the Bible and/or Ancient/Classical Greek.

The Greek Orthodox Christian Church is also alive and well, and anyone wanting to know the accurate translation of the Koine Bible would go there instead of relying on puffed-up, half-assed, so-called "scholars" who claim to know better.

Evidently, the translator was one of those who substituted what he imagined the text ought to have said for what it actually says. The Greek sources use the Greek word for "Lord."

To be honest, I've never heard of Herman Heinfetter. But like most other authorities JWs quote to support their theology, one "scholar" who chooses to write his own translation has to be inferior to a group of recognized scholars working together to get the most accurate language. But when did that ever stop the Witnesses from using these individuals anyway?

FREE WILL...BUT YAHWEH IS THE REAL NAME...ALSO "THE GREAT I AM" AND IMMANUEL.

who cares what some nut bull did. There are all kinds of bad translation out there. That is why you want to go to the translations that have been exhaustively verified by Scholars

KJV

NKJV

NIV

NASB

RSV

and so one