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483 B
our father Isaac ... It is just
In your culture you may need to place 9:11 after 9:12 to make them easier to understand. AT: "our father Isaac, it was said to her, 'The older will serve the younger.' Now the children were not yet born ... because of him who calls. It is just"
Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated
The word "hated" is an exaggeration. God loved Jacob much more than he loved Esau. He did not literally hate Esau. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole)