Malachi 1:3

but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”

Malachi 1:3

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאֶת־עֵשָׂ֖ו שָׂנֵ֑אתִי וָאָשִׂ֤ים אֶת־הָרָיו֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה וְאֶת־נַחֲלָת֖וֹ לְתַנּ֥וֹת מִדְבָּֽר׃

וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
עֵשָׂ֖ו'e.Sav“Esau”
Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵשָׂו · “Esau” · Strong's H6215H
שָׂנֵ֑אתִיsa.Ne.ti“I hated”
Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׂנֵא · “to hate” · Strong's H8130
וָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.Sim“and I have made”
Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שׂוּם · “make” · Strong's H7760A
אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
הָרָיו֙ha.Rav“mountains his”
Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
שְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.Mah“a waste”
Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׁמָמָה · “devastation” · Strong's H8077A
וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
נַחֲלָת֖וֹna.cha.la.To“inheritance his”
Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נַחֲלָה · “inheritance” · Strong's H5159
לְתַנּ֥וֹתle.ta.Not“for jackals of”
Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from תַּן · “jackal” · Strong's H8577A
מִדְבָּֽר׃mid.Bar“[the] wilderness”
Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B

Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)