Help with Reading Four Lines of a MSS

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austindsurls

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Jan 8, 2026, 1:48:41 AM (3 days ago) Jan 8
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Dear Colleagues,
    I want to thank you for providing very helpful sources and information about the divine name(s) ehyeh asher ehyeh and YHWH in Exod 3:14-15. One of the texts I came across is Marqus Ibn Al-Qunbar's commentary on the Pentateuch. I have found the relevant section in the manuscript and would like help with my transcription of the text. 

    Vat.ar.1_0229_fa_0110r_m (first four lines).jpg
 

هذا الجبل فقال موسى لله فاني فدحيت؟ الى بني اسرايل وقلت

وقلت لهم أن اله اباكم ارسلنى غليكم فيسلوني ما اسمه ما الذي ارد عليهم

فقال الله لموسى الى؟ انا الذي لم يزل فال كذلك تقول

لبني اسرايل الرب اله اباكم اله إبراهيم واله اسحق واله يعقوب

Can anyone help me especially with the third line? I want to get that one right!

Sincerely,

Austin Surls

MohammadReza Moini

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Jan 8, 2026, 3:05:09 AM (3 days ago) Jan 8
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Dear Austin,

This is how I read it:
هذا الجبل فقال موسى لله فاني قد ؟جئت؟ الى بني اسرائيل وقلت
وقلت لهم أن اله ابائكم ارسلنى اليكم فيسئلوني ما اسمه ما الذي ارد عليهم
فقال الله لموسى اني انا الذي لم يزل فال كذلك تقول
لبني اسرايل الرب اله ابائكم اله إبراهيم واله اسحق واله يعقوب

I hope it helps.

Best,
MRM

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Monica Mitri

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Jan 9, 2026, 1:50:29 PM (yesterday) Jan 9
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Dear Austin and Mohamed,

This is how I read it:

هدا الجبل فقال موسى لله فاني قد جيت الي بني  اسراييل وقلت
وقلت لهم ان اله ابايكم ارسلني اليكم فيسلوني ما اسمه ما الدي ارد عليهم
فقال الله لموسى اني انا الدي لم يزل وقال كدلك تقول
لبني اسراييل الرب اله ابايكم اله ابراهيم  واله اسحق واله يعقوب

Hope this helps,
Monica



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Monica Mitri

PhD Candidate in Religious Studies, University of Southern California
M.A. in Theology, 2020 Claremont School of Theology
M.Sc. in Strategic Management, 2011 German University in Cairo

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