Malachi 1:3 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Malachi 1:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Malachi 1:311 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/אֶתwəʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)conjH853

עֵשָׂ֖וʿēśāw

EsaunounH6215

שָׂנֵ֑אתִיśānēʾtiy

enemyverbH8130

foe · hate(-ful · -r) · odious ···

וָ/אָשִׂ֤יםwāʾāśiym

appointconjH7760

any wise · bring · call · care ···

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

הָרָי/ו֙hārāyw

hillnounH2022

mount · promotion

שְׁמָמָ֔הšəmāmāh

(laidnounH8077

most) desolate · waste

וְ/אֶתwəʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)conjH853

נַחֲלָת֖/וֹnaḥălātwō

heritagenounH5159

to inherit · inheritance · possession. Compare

לְ/תַנּ֥וֹתlətanwōt

dragonpronH8568

מִדְבָּֽרmidəbār

desertnounH4057

south · speech · wilderness

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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