Footnote

“The Name.” Heb., hash·Shemʹ; that is, the name “Jehovah” as indicated by vss 15, 16. Post-Biblical use of this expression is found in the Mishnah, as in Yoma 3, 8; 4, 1, 2; 6, 2. It is believed that the expression “the Name” was substituted for “Jehovah” by the Sopherim to avoid what seemed to them to be flagrant blasphemy in saying, “began to abuse Jehovah.”