King James Version

Malachi 1:3

And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

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וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עֵשָׂ֖וesavEsauעֵשָׂוnoun, proper name — “Esau”H6215Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterityEsau.שָׂנֵ֑אתִיsanetihateשָׂנֵאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “hate”, a completed actionH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.וָאָשִׂ֤יםvaasimand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and put”, the next action in the storyH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָרָיו֙harayvhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.שְׁמָמָ֔הshemamahdesolateשְׁמָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “desolate”, the ordinary formH8077devastation; figuratively, astonishment(laid, [idiom] most) desolate(-ion), waste.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).נַחֲלָת֖וֹnachalatvoheritageנַחֲלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “heritage”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5159properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portionheritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare H5158 (נַחַל).לְתַנּ֥וֹתletanotto dragonתַּנָּהpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to dragon”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8568a female jackaldragon.מִדְבָּֽרmidbardesertמִדְבָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.

Young’s Literal Translation

Is not Esau Jacob's brother? — an affirmation of Jehovah, And I love Jacob, and Esau I have hated, And I make his mountains a desolation, And his inheritance for dragons of a wilderness.

World English Bible

but Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.”

Darby Translation

and I hated Esau; and made his mountains a desolation, and [gave] his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness.

Douay-Rheims

But have hated Esau? and I have made his mountains a wilderness, and given his inheritance to the dragons of the desert.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and hated Esau, and laid waste his borders, and made his heritage as dwellings of the wilderness?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τὸν δὲ Ἠσαῦ ἐμίσησα, καὶ ἔταξα τὰ ὅρια αὐτοῦ εἰς ἀφανισμὸν, καὶ τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ εἰς δώματα ἐρήμου;

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Romans 9:13 Romans 9:13 · King James VersionAs it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.Romans 9:13 · King James VersionOpen the Source
As it is written
As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

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