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# The declaration of the word of Yahweh to Israel by the hand of Malachi
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This can be expressed as a statement. "This is the declaration of the word of Yahweh to Israel by the hand of Malachi"
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# Yahweh
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This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the translationWord page about Yahweh concerning how to translate this.
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# by the hand of Malachi
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The phrase "by the hand of" is an idiom that means that Yahweh used Malachi to deliver his message. AT: "through Malachi" or "spoken to them by Malachi" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# How have you loved us?
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This question indicates that the people doubt the truth of what God says. This can be expressed as a statement. AT: "You have not shown that you love us." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Was not Esau Jacob's brother?
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This question, a reply of Yahweh reminding the people of their nation's history, may also be expressed as a statement. AT: "You know that Esau was Jacob's brother." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# declares Yahweh
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"Yahweh has solemnly said this"
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# I have loved Jacob
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Here "loved" implies a relationship of loyalty between Yahweh and Jacob, in which a covenant existed between them. This can be made explicit. AT: "as you know, I obligated myself with a covenant to love Jacob" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# I have loved Jacob
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This name "Jacob" refers here not only to Jacob, but also to all his descendants. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# Esau I have hated
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Here "hated" implies that there was no covenant between Yahweh and Esau. However, it does not imply that Yahweh was emotionally against Esau.
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# Esau I have hated
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This name "Esau" refers here not only to Esau, but also to all his descendants. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# his mountains
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This refers to the hill country of Edom.
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# I have made his inheritance a place for the jackals of the wilderness
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In the Old Testament, the presence of wild animals such as jackals was a frequent description of land deserted by the people who once lived there.
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# his inheritance
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Here "inheritance" stands for the region that Esau's descendants, the nation of Edom, occupied. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/wordofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/hand]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/malachi]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/love]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/esau]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/jacob]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/inherit]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]] |