Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like">157 [e] אָהַ֤בְתִּי ’ā-haḇ-tî I have loved V-Qal-Perf-1cs 853 [e] אֶתְכֶם֙ ’eṯ-ḵem you DirObjM | 2mp 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559 [e] אָמַ֣ר ’ā-mar says V-Qal-Perf-3ms 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068 [e] יְהוָ֔ה Yah-weh, Yahweh N-proper-ms 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch">559 [e] וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם wa-’ă-mar-tem And yet you say Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp 1) what, how, of what kind 1a) (interrogative) 1a1) what? 1a2) of what kind 1a3) what? (rhetorical) 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what 1b) (adverb) 1b1) how, how now 1b2) why 1b3) how! (exclamation) 1c) (with prep) 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? 1c2) because of what? 1c3) the like of what? 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? 1c3b) for how long? 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may">4100 [e] בַּמָּ֣ה bam-māh in what [way] Prep-b | Interrog 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like">157 [e] אֲהַבְתָּ֑נוּ ’ă-haḇ-tā-nū; have You loved us V-Qal-Perf-2ms | 1cp 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)">3808 [e] הֲלוֹא־ hă-lō-w- [Was] not Adv-NegPrt 1a) brother of same parents 1b) half-brother (same father) 1c) relative, kinship, same tribe 1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship) 1e) (fig.) of resemblance">251 [e] אָ֨ח ’āḥ brother N-ms 1) eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca and twin brother of Jacob; sold the birthright for food when he was hungry and the divine blessing went to Jacob; progenitor of the Arab peoples">6215 [e] עֵשָׂ֤ו ‘ê-śāw Esau N-proper-ms 1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel">3290 [e] לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙ lə-ya-‘ă-qōḇ of Jacob Prep-l | N-proper-ms 1a) utterance, declaration, revelation (of prophet in ecstatic state) 1b) utterance, declaration (elsewhere always preceding divine name)">5002 [e] נְאֻם־ nə-’um- says N-msc 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068 [e] יְהוָ֔ה Yah-weh, Yahweh N-proper-ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like">157 [e] וָאֹהַ֖ב wā-’ō-haḇ And yet I have loved Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs 853 [e] אֶֽת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1) son of Isaac, grandson of Abraham, and father of the 12 patriarchs of the tribes of Israel">3290 [e] יַעֲקֹֽב׃ ya-‘ă-qōḇ. Jacob N-proper-ms

New American Standard Bible
"I have loved you," says the LORD. But you say, "How have You loved us?" "Was not Esau Jacob's brother?" declares the LORD. "Yet I have loved Jacob;

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,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I have loved you," says the LORD. But you ask: "How have You loved us?"" Wasn't Esau Jacob's brother?" This is the LORD's declaration. "Even so, I loved Jacob,

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Malachi 1:2-5 I have loved you, said the LORD. Yet you say, Wherein have you loved …

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Deuteronomy 32:8-14 When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when …

Isaiah 41:8,9 But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed …

Isaiah 43:4 Since you were precious in my sight, you have been honorable, and …

Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying, Yes, I have loved you …

Romans 11:28,29 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as …

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Malachi 1:6,7 A son honors his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a …

Malachi 2:17 You have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet you say, Wherein have …

Malachi 3:7,8,13,14 Even from the days of your fathers you are gone away from my ordinances, …

Jeremiah 2:5,31 Thus said the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, …

Luke 10:29 But he, willing to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

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Genesis 25:23 And the LORD said to her, Two nations are in your womb, and two manner …

Genesis 27:27-30,33 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his …

Genesis 28:3,4,13,14 And God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, …

Genesis 32:28-30 And he said, Your name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: …

Genesis 48:4 And said to me, Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, …

Romans 9:10-13 And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even …

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