3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Malachi 1:3:1 ⧉וְאֶת־עֵשָׂ֖וveetesavand Esau Malachi 1:3:2 ⧉שָׂנֵ֑אתִיsanetiI hated Malachi 1:3:3 ⧉וָאָשִׂ֤יםvaasimand I set Malachi 1:3:4 ⧉אֶת־הָרָיו֙etharavhis mountains Malachi 1:3:5 ⧉שְׁמָמָ֔הshemamaa desolation Malachi 1:3:6 ⧉וְאֶת־נַחֲלָת֖וֹveetnakhalatoand his inheritance Malachi 1:3:7 ⧉לְתַנּ֥וֹתletannotfor jackals Malachi 1:3:8 ⧉מִדְבָּֽר׃midbarof desert |
3. Formal Translation But I {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge} have hated Esau, and have made his mountains a desolation and his inheritance for jackals of the wilderness. |
3. Dynamic Translation Yet I rejected Esau in hatred; I {Yahweh, Divine Arbiter} laid waste his highlands and left his inheritance to the wild jackals of the desert. |