Footnote

“This, and just where is the one?” This appears to be an acrostic of the divine pronouncement “I shall prove to be.” The acrostic is formed by the final letters אהיה (EHYH), and some Heb. mss point this out by using majuscule letters, as follows: ה_ז־י_וא ה_ז א_הו. See Ex 3:14 ftn.