The Old Testament was written mostly in Hebrew, and our English translation inevitably misses out a lot of detail when it comes to translating the Hebrew words for 'God'. One of the common Hebrew words translated 'God' is 'Elohim', meaning 'mighty ones'. God's "memorial", the Name by which He wants us to remember Him, is therefore
Zaidi Agano la kale liliandikwa kwa Kiebrania na tafsiri ya Kiswahili ni lazima kutukia visivyo sawa sawa wakati ujapo wa kutafsiri maneno ya Kiebrania hasa neno "Mungu" mengi ya maelezo moja moja yakosekana - Tafsiri yetu ya Kiswahili imetoka kwenye Kiingereza. Moja ya maneno yanayotumiwa na Kiebrania limetafsiriwa'Mungu’ ni Elohim (ELOI) maana yake'Wenye Nguvu’ Kumbukumbu ya jina la Mungu, jina ambalo anatutaka tumkumbuke, kwa sababu hiyo.