Here is one of the foundational verses of the Old Testament, Moses' testimony to the root of the character of the One who goes by the Name i-h-v-h (as you can see in the lower right bold SimHebrew text).
This verse from Exodus 34 is part of a song sung to a friend. It is the only verse where the Name is repeated in a sentence. There is one other verse, the start of Psalm 104 where the Name is adjacent to itself, but the words are separated by a cadence in the music.
These images are extracted by screen capture from my new 18 volume set of e-books on the music of the Bible. I am now about 70% complete for all verses.
You can help the project by reading or reviewing a copy of the first volume, the Book of Job. In this book, the one who goes by the Name sings again as a character in the play with a long set of speeches finally directed at the protagonist, Job.
Those of you learning Hebrew can see five ways of looking at the Hebrew text: the music, the pointed text, an eclectic WLC corrected from the Aleppo codex, a simple transcription for singing, the Hebrew without vowels so you can see and learn the cantillation signs alone, and the SimHebrew based on the full modern spelling of the words in a left to right simulation of Hebrew in the Latin character set. Above that is my English guide, and the type of verse by cadence. The music is derived from the deciphering key to the embedded cantillation accents as inferred from their usage by Suzanne Haïk-Vantoura in the last century.
If you are interested in the Torah, the first five books, the books of Moses are all complete and ready for learning cantillation, restoring the tone of voice to the Scripture. Also complete are the three poetry books, the five scrolls, and all the later prophets. Still to do are Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles, and the former prophets, Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings. I still hope to finish all the books this year.
And I will ask you, and you make known to me if you are interested. Please direct inquiries to publishing at qualum dot com. (Or leave a comment.) You can buy the e-book here.
And this is the status at present:
