Malachi 1:2 Hebrew Word Analysis

13I have lovedוָאֹהַ֖בh157
1אֶתְכֶם֙h853
4Yet ye sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םh559
12the LORDיְהוָ֔הh3068
4Yet ye sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖םh559
5בַּמָּ֣הh4100
13I have lovedוָאֹהַ֖בh157
7הֲלוֹאh3808
8brotherאָ֨חh251
9us Was not Esauעֵשָׂ֤וh6215
15Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃h3290
11you saithנְאֻםh5002
12the LORDיְהוָ֔הh3068
13I have lovedוָאֹהַ֖בh157
14אֶֽתh853
15Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃h3290

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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,

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

You have been loved by me, says the Lord. But you say, Where was your love for us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the Lord: but Jacob was loved by me,

Darby English Bible (DBY)

I have loved you, saith Jehovah; but ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith Jehovah, and I loved Jacob,

World English Bible (WEB)

"I have loved you," says Yahweh. Yet you say, "How have you loved us?" "Wasn't Esau Jacob's brother?" says Yahweh, "Yet I loved Jacob;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

I have loved you, said Jehovah, And ye have said, `In what hast Thou loved us?'