Why do some Bible translations not use the name Jehovah for God?

Answer 1

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Jehovah comes from the German spelling and pronunciation of God’s Proper Hebrew name, YHWH (Yahweh). We get this German-English spelling and pronunciation from a similar Latin word. Many translations would rather simply use “Lord, Adonai, God or Yahweh” depending upon their theological perspective concerning the name of God. I hope this helps. I am available for further tutoring on this subject.