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Malachi

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I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
I have loved loved Verb H157 אָהַ֤בְתִּי a·hav·ti
Yet ye say answer Verb H559 אָמַ֣ר a·mar
the LORD Jehovah Noun H3068 יְהוָ֔ה Yah·weh
say answer Verb H559 וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם va·'a·mar·tem
How how long Pronoun H4100 בַּמָּ֣ה bam·mah
Wherein hast thou loved loved Verb H157 אֲהַבְתָּ֑נוּ a·hav·ta·nu;
us? [Was] not Esau Esau Noun H6215 עֵשָׂ֤ו e·sav
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Jacob's Jacob Noun H3290 לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙ le·ya·'a·kov
another another Noun H251 אָ֨ח ach
you saith said Noun H5002 נְאֻם־ ne·'um-
the LORD Jehovah Noun H3068 יְהוָ֔ה Yah·weh
yet I loved loved Verb H157 וָאֹהַ֖ב va·'o·hav
Jacob Jacob Noun H3290 יַעֲקֹֽב׃ ya·'a·kov.
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Esau

Esau [N] [H] [S] hairy, Rebekah's first-born twin son ( Genesis 25:25 ). The name of Edom, "red", was also given to him from his conduct in connection with the red lentil "pottage" for which he sold his birthright (30,31). The circumstances connected with his birth foreshadowed the enmity which afterwards subsisted between the twin brothers and the nations they founded ( Genesis 25:22  Gene... View Details

Jacob

Jacob, the son of Isaac, and twin to Esau. Jacob [N] [B] [H] [S] one who follows on another's heels; supplanter, ( Genesis 25:26 ;  27:36 ;  Hosea 12:2-4 ), the second born of the twin sons of Isaac by Rebekah. He was born probably at Lahai-roi, when his father was fifty-nine and Abraham one hundred and fifty-nine years old. Like his father, he was of a quiet and gentle disposition, an... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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King James Bible I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
Hebrew Greek English I "I have loved you, saith you," says the LORD. Yet ye But you say, Wherein hast thou "How have You loved us? Was us?" "Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith brother?" declares the LORD: yet LORD. "Yet I have loved Jacob,Jacob;
New American Standard Bible 1995 I "I have loved you, saith you," says the LORD. Yet ye But you say, Wherein hast thou "How have You loved us? Was us?" "Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith brother?" declares the LORD: yet LORD. "Yet I have loved Jacob,Jacob;