Malachi 1:3 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		וְאֶת	h853
1	Esau	עֵשָׂ֖ו	h6215
2	And I hated	שָׂנֵ֑אתִי	h8130
3	and laid	וָאָשִׂ֤ים	h7760
4		אֶת	h853
5	his mountains	הָרָיו֙	h2022
6	waste	שְׁמָמָ֔ה	h8077
7		וְאֶת	h853
8	and his heritage	נַחֲלָת֖וֹ	h5159
9	for the dragons	לְתַנּ֥וֹת	h8568
10	of the wilderness	מִדְבָּֽר׃	h4057

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Esau was hated, and I sent destruction on his mountains, and gave his heritage to the beasts of the waste land.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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.