Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, Young's Literal Translation I have loved you, said Jehovah, And ye have said, ‘In what hast Thou loved us?’ 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 “I have loved you,”אָהַ֤בְתִּי (’ā·haḇ·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 157: To have affection f says אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the LORD. יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel But you ask, וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם (wa·’ă·mar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “How בַּמָּ֣ה (bam·māh) Preposition-b | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what have You loved us?” אֲהַבְתָּ֑נוּ (’ă·haḇ·tā·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural Strong's 157: To have affection f “Was not הֲלוֹא־ (hă·lō·w-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no Esau עֵשָׂ֤ו (‘ê·śāw) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6215: Esau -- oldest son of Isaac Jacob’s לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙ (lə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc brother?” אָ֨ח (’āḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD. יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “Yet Jacob יַעֲקֹֽב׃ (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3290: Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc I have loved, וָאֹהַ֖ב (wā·’ō·haḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 157: To have affection f |
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