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Romans 9:13 Interlinear

“As it is written Jacob have I loved but Esau have I hated”

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Romans 9 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	καθὼς	G2531	As	just (or inasmuch) as, that
2	γέγραπται	G1125	it is written	to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe
3	Τὸν	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
4	Ἰακὼβ	G2384	Jacob	jacob (i.e., ja`akob), the progenitor of the israelites
5	ἠγάπησα	G25	have I loved	to love (in a social or moral sense)
6	τὸν	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
7	δὲ	G1161	but	but, and, etc
8	Ἠσαῦ	G2269	Esau	esau, an edomite
9	ἐμίσησα	G3404	have I hated	to detest (especially to persecute); by extension, to love less

Romans 9:13 (current)As it is written Jacob have I loved but Esau have I hated