Revised Literal Translation

Romans 9:10-16

10Andδέ,deG1161notΟὐOuG3756onlyG3440this;butἀλλὰallaG235whenG2192RebeccaῬεβέκκαRhebekkaG4479alsoκαὶkaiG2532hadG2192conceivedκοίτηνkoitēnG2845byἐξexG1537oneἑνὸςhenosG1520, evenbyG3588 G3962ourG1473fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3588 G3962IsaacἸσαὰκIsaakG2464;

11G3588(G3588ForγὰρgarG1063the childrenbeingG1080not yetG3380bornG1080,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366having doneπραξάντωνpraxantōnG4238anyτιtiG5100goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18orἢēG2228evilG2556,thatἵναinaG2443the purposeπρόθεσιςprothesisG4286of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316according toκατ᾽kat᾽G2596electionἐκλογὴνeklogēnG1589might standμένῃ,menēG3306,notG3756ofG1537worksG2041,butG235ofG1537him that callethG2564;)

12ὁhoG3588τῷtōG3588ὅτιhotiG3754It was saidἐρρέθηerrethēG2046unto herαὐτῇautēaG846,The elderμείζωνmeizōnG3173shall serveδουλεύσειdouleuseiG1398the youngerἐλάσσονι·elassoniG1640.

13τὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125,JacobἸακὼβIakōbG2384have I lovedἠγάπησα,ēgapēsaG25,butδὲdeG1161EsauἨσαῦĒsauG2269have I hatedἐμίσησα.¶emisēsaG3404.

14WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayG2046thenοὖνounG3767? Is thereμὴmēG3361unrighteousnessἀδικίαadikiaG93withπαρὰparaG3844Godτῷ θεῷ;tō theōG3588 G2316?God forbidμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096.

15ἂνanG302τῷtōG3588ForγὰρgarG1063he saithλέγει·legeiG3004to MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475,I will have mercy onἐλεήσωeleēsōG1653whomὃνhonG3739I will have mercyἐλεῶeleōG1653,andκαὶkaiG2532I will have compassion onοἰκτιρήσωoiktirēsōG3627whomὃνhonG3739ἂνanG302I will have compassionοἰκτίρω.oiktirōG3627.

16τοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588τοῦtouG3588SoἄραaraG686thenοὖνounG3767it isnotοὐouG3756of him that willethθέλοντοςthelontosG2309,norοὐδὲoudeG3761of him that runnethτρέχοντοςtrechontosG5143,butἀλλὰallaG235of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316that sheweth mercyἐλεῶντοςeleōntosG1653.

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