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Click for Chapter</a></div><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual <BR> 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom <BR> 1a3) human love for or to God <BR> 1a4) act of being a friend <BR> 1a4a) lover (participle) <BR> 1a4b) friend (participle) <BR> 1a5) God's love toward man <BR> 1a5a) to individual men <BR> 1a5b) to people Israel <BR> 1a5c) to righteousness <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) lovely (participle) <BR> 1b2) loveable (participle) <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) friends <BR> 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) <BR> 2) to like">157</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 157 -- Occurrence 10 of 10">[e]</a></span><span class="reftop">   2</span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ahavti_157.htm" title="'a·Hav·ti: I have loved -- Occurrence 10 of 10.">’ā·haḇ·tî</a></span><span class="reftrans">   2</span><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right"><tr><td width="99%" align="right"><span class="hebrew">אָהַ֤בְתִּי</span></td><td width="1"><span class="refheb">   2</span><br></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="right"><span class="eng">I have loved</span><span class="refbot">   2</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular">V‑Qal‑Perf‑1cs</a></span><span class="reftop2">   2</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 293 of 296">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/etchem_853.htm" title="'et·Chem: you -- Occurrence 293 of 296.">’eṯ·ḵem</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">אֶתְכֶם֙</span><br><span class="eng">you</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Direct object marker :: second person masculine plural">DirObjM | 2mp</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter <BR> 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 559 -- Occurrence 675 of 699">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/amar_559.htm" title="'a·Mar: says -- Occurrence 675 of 699.">’ā·mar</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">אָמַ֣ר</span><br><span class="eng">says</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V‑Qal‑Perf‑3ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class="punct"> .</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = the existing One<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 6176 of 6218">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh,: Yahweh -- Occurrence 6176 of 6218.">Yah·weh,</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">יְהוָ֔ה</span><br><span class="eng">Yahweh</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N‑proper‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class="punct3"> ､</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter <BR> 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 559 -- Occurrence 20 of 28">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaamartem_559.htm" title="va·'a·mar·Tem: And yet you say -- Occurrence 20 of 28.">wa·’ă·mar·tem</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם</span><br><span class="eng">And yet you say</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural">Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑ConjPerf‑2mp</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4100: interr pron<BR> 1) what, how, of what kind <BR> 1a) (interrogative) <BR> 1a1) what? <BR> 1a2) of what kind <BR> 1a3) what? (rhetorical) <BR> 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what <BR> 1b) (adverb) <BR> 1b1) how, how now <BR> 1b2) why <BR> 1b3) how! (exclamation) <BR> 1c) (with prep) <BR> 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? <BR> 1c2) because of what? <BR> 1c3) the like of what? <BR> 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? <BR> 1c3b) for how long? <BR> 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? <BR> 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? <BR> indef pron <BR> 2) anything, aught, what may">4100</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4100 -- Occurrence 6 of 7">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bammah_4100.htm" title="bam·Mah: in what [way] -- Occurrence 6 of 7.">bam·māh</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">בַּמָּ֣ה</span><br><span class="eng">in what [way]</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Interrogative">Prep‑b | Interrog</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual <BR> 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom <BR> 1a3) human love for or to God <BR> 1a4) act of being a friend <BR> 1a4a) lover (participle) <BR> 1a4b) friend (participle) <BR> 1a5) God's love toward man <BR> 1a5a) to individual men <BR> 1a5b) to people Israel <BR> 1a5c) to righteousness <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) lovely (participle) <BR> 1b2) loveable (participle) <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) friends <BR> 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) <BR> 2) to like">157</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 157 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ahavtanu_157.htm" title="'a·hav·Ta·nu;: have You loved us -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">’ă·haḇ·tā·nū;</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">אֲהַבְתָּ֑נוּ</span><br><span class="eng">have You loved us</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular :: first person common plural">V‑Qal‑Perf‑2ms | 1cp</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 269 of 271">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/halo_3808.htm" title="ha·lo-: [Was] not -- Occurrence 269 of 271.">hă·lō·w-</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">הֲלוֹא־</span><br><span class="eng">[Was] not</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb - Negative particle">Adv‑NegPrt</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class=punct4>؟</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 251: 1) brother <BR> 1a) brother of same parents <BR> 1b) half-brother (same father)<BR> 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe <BR> 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) <BR> 1e) (fig.) of resemblance">251</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 251 -- Occurrence 13 of 13">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ach_251.htm" title="'ach: brother -- Occurrence 13 of 13.">’āḥ</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">אָ֨ח</span><br><span class="eng">brother</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6215.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6215: Esau = hairy<BR> 1) eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples">6215</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6215 -- Occurrence 85 of 86">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/esav_6215.htm" title="'e·Sav: Esau -- Occurrence 85 of 86.">‘ê·śāw</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">עֵשָׂ֤ו</span><br><span class="eng">Esau</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N‑proper‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob = heel holder or supplanter<BR> 1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel">3290</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3290 -- Occurrence 36 of 36">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/leyaako_3290.htm" title="le·ya·'a·Ko: of Jacob -- Occurrence 36 of 36.">lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙</span><br><span class="eng">of Jacob</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - proper - masculine singular">Prep‑l | N‑proper‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5002: 1) (Qal) utterance, declaration (of prophet) <BR> 1a) utterance, declaration, revelation (of prophet in ecstatic state) <BR> 1b) utterance, declaration (elsewhere always preceding divine name)">5002</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5002 -- Occurrence 372 of 372">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/neum_5002.htm" title="ne·'um-: says -- Occurrence 372 of 372.">nə·’um-</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">נְאֻם־</span><br><span class="eng">says</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N‑msc</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class="punct"> .</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = the existing One<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 6177 of 6218">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh,: Yahweh -- Occurrence 6177 of 6218.">Yah·weh,</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">יְהוָ֔ה</span><br><span class="eng">Yahweh</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N‑proper‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual <BR> 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom <BR> 1a3) human love for or to God <BR> 1a4) act of being a friend <BR> 1a4a) lover (participle) <BR> 1a4b) friend (participle) <BR> 1a5) God's love toward man <BR> 1a5a) to individual men <BR> 1a5b) to people Israel <BR> 1a5c) to righteousness <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) lovely (participle) <BR> 1b2) loveable (participle) <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) friends <BR> 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) <BR> 2) to like">157</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 157 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaohav_157.htm" title="va·'o·Hav: And yet I have loved -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">wā·’ō·haḇ</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">וָאֹהַ֖ב</span><br><span class="eng">And yet I have loved</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular">Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑ConsecImperf‑1cs</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 7019 of 7034">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/et_853.htm" title="'et-: -- Occurrence 7019 of 7034.">’eṯ-</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">אֶֽת־</span><br><span class="eng"> - </span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Direct object marker">DirObjM</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class="punct3"> ､</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3290: Jacob = heel holder or supplanter<BR> 1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel">3290</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3290 -- Occurrence 267 of 269">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yaako_3290.htm" title="ya·'a·Ko.: Jacob -- Occurrence 267 of 269.">ya·‘ă·qōḇ.</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">יַעֲקֹֽב׃</span><br><span class="eng">Jacob</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N‑proper‑ms</a></span></td></tr></table><iframe src="/intframe4ot.htm" width="100%" height="150" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/malachi/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str">“ <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="אהב vqp1cs 157">I have loved</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp"> you</a>,” <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqp3ms 559"> says</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a>. <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">But</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqp2mp{2} 559"> you ask</a>: “ <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">How</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100"></a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="אהב vqp2ms 157"> have You loved</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ָנוּ psv1cp"> us</a>? ”“ <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">Wasn’t</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/6215.htm" title="עֵשָׂו np 6215"> Esau</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> Jacob’s</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3290.htm" title="יַעֲקֹב np 3290"></a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/251.htm" title="אָח_2 ncmsa 251"> brother</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הֲ Pg">?</a> ” <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> This is the <span class="divineName">LORD</span>’s</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/5002.htm" title="נְאֻם ncmsc 5002"> declaration</a>. “ <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Even so</a>, <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="אהב vqw1cs 157">I loved</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3290.htm" title="יַעֲקֹב np 3290"> Jacob</a>, </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/malachi/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="157. 'ahab (aw-hab') -- to love">"I have loved</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">you," says</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">the LORD.</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">But you say,</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100. mah (maw) -- what? how? anything">"How</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="157. 'ahab (aw-hab') -- to love">have You loved</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/6215.htm" title="6215. Esav (ay-sawv') -- oldest son of Isaac">us?" "[Was] not Esau</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290. Ya'aqob (yah-ak-obe') -- a son of Isaac, also his desc.">Jacob's</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/251.htm" title="251. 'ach (awkh) -- a brother">brother?"</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002. n'um (neh-oom') -- utterance">declares</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">the LORD.</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="157. 'ahab (aw-hab') -- to love">"Yet I have loved</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290. Ya'aqob (yah-ak-obe') -- a son of Isaac, also his desc.">Jacob;</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/malachi/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="157. 'ahab (aw-hab') -- to love">I have loved</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002. n'um (neh-oom') -- utterance">you, saith</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">the LORD.</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">Yet ye say,</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="157. 'ahab (aw-hab') -- to love">Wherein hast thou loved</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/6215.htm" title="6215. Esav (ay-sawv') -- oldest son of Isaac">us? [Was] not Esau</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290. Ya'aqob (yah-ak-obe') -- a son of Isaac, also his desc.">Jacob's</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/251.htm" title="251. 'ach (awkh) -- a brother">brother?</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="559. 'amar (aw-mar') -- to utter, say">saith</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">the LORD:</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/157.htm" title="157. 'ahab (aw-hab') -- to love">yet I loved</a> <a href="//biblesuite.com/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290. Ya'aqob (yah-ak-obe') -- a son of Isaac, also his desc.">Jacob,</a> </span><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/malachi/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I've loved you," says the LORD. "But you ask, 'How have you loved us?' "Was not Esau Jacob's brother?" declares the LORD, "yet I loved Jacob, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/malachi/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I have loved you, saith Jehovah. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? 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