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Romans 9:13

“As it is written: Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

Romans 9:13 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Malachi 1:2-3

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Paul quotes Malachi 1:2-3: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

Formula: γέγραπται “it is written” (Romans 9:13)

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Greek of the New Testament: καθὼς γέγραπται Τὸν Ἰακὼβ ἠγάπησα τὸν δὲ Ἠσαῦ ἐμίσησα

Hebrew (Masoretic text): אָהַבְתִּי אֶתְכֶם אָמַר יְהוָה וַאֲמַרְתֶּם בַּמָּה אֲהַבְתָּנוּ הֲלוֹא אָח עֵשָׂו לְיַעֲקֹב נְאֻם יְהוָה וָאֹהַב אֶת יַעֲקֹב וְאֶת עֵשָׂו שָׂנֵאתִי וָאָשִׂים אֶת הָרָיו שְׁמָמָה וְאֶת נַחֲלָתוֹ לְתַנּוֹת מִדְבָּר

Septuagint (Malachi 1:2-3 in the Septuagint numbering): Ἠγάπησα ὑμᾶς, λέγει Κύριος· καὶ εἴπατε Ἐν τίνι ἠγάπησας ἡμᾶς; οὐκ ἀδελφὸς ἦν Ἠσαὺ τοῦ Ἰακώβ; λέγει Κύριος· καὶ ἠγάπησα τὸν Ἰακώβ, τὸν δὲ Ἠσαὺ ἐμίσησα, καὶ ἔταξα τὰ ὅρια αὐτοῦ εἰς ἀφανισμὸν καὶ τὴν κληρονομίαν αὐτοῦ εἰς δόματα ἐρήμου.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 4 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Romans 9:13, word by word

it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptai

it is written

So the Bible says; a passage is quoted.

Where else “gegraptai” appears
JacobἸακὼβIakōb

Jacob

Jacob, son of Isaac, also called Israel; father of the twelve tribes.

Where else “Iakōb” appears
I lovedἠγάπησαēgapēsa

love

Love: to seek the good of the other, even of someone who does not deserve it.

Where else “ēgapēsa” appears
EsauἨσαῦĒsau

Esau

Esau: the elder son of Isaac, twin brother of Jacob.

Where else “Ēsau” appears
I hatedἐμίσησαemisēsa

love less

To love one less than another.

Where else “emisēsa” appears

Translation note

Malachi 1:2-3.

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Quotation · Malachi 1:2-3

Paul quotes Malachi 1:2-3: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

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Romans 9:13

13As it is written: Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.

Malachi 1:2-3

2I have loved you, says YHWH. And you say, “How have you loved us?” Was not Esau Jacob's brother? declares YHWH. Yet I loved Jacob,

The context

12not by works but by the one who calls— it was said to her: The older will serve the younger.

13 · This verse (above)

14What then shall we say? There is no unrighteousness with God, is there? By no means!

Read all of Romans 9

To study Romans 9 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What does Paul feel for his people, the Israelites, and what does he say about them? (vv. 1-5)

  2. 2. What it means

    What does Paul's sorrow show us about how he saw his people? (vv. 1-3)

  3. 3. How I live it

    Paul grieved for people he loved. How can you accompany with care and respect someone you love who sees faith differently?

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