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OET (OET-LV) And_now entreat please the_face of_god and_gracious_us[fn] from_hands_your_all’s it_was this will_he_accept any_of_you_all face he_says YHWH of_hosts.
1:9 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.
OET (OET-RV) So now bring you requests to God and hope to be showered by his grace. Ha, army-commander Yahweh asks how he could treat you all favourably when you’re bringing second-class offerings?
וְעַתָּ֛ה חַלּוּ־נָ֥א פְנֵי־אֵ֖ל וִֽיחָנֵ֑נוּ
and=now implore now favour god and,gracious,us
Malachi is no longer speaking for God. He is talking directly to the Israelites; he is criticizing them for daring to think that God will have mercy on them.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
חַלּוּ־נָ֥א פְנֵי־אֵ֖ל
implore now favour god
Here “face” stands for God and also for his presence. Alternate translation: “keep asking God in his presence”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
מִיֶּדְכֶם֙ הָ֣יְתָה
from,hands,your_all's she/it_was
Here in your hand is an idiom that means “with you.” Alternate translation: “when you bring such an offering”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
מִיֶּדְכֶם֙ הָ֣יְתָה זֹּ֔את הֲיִשָּׂ֤א מִכֶּם֙ פָּנִ֔ים
from,hands,your_all's she/it_was this ?,will_he_accept any_of,you_all faces
Here Yahweh is asking a question in order to make a statement of rebuke. Alternate translation: “if you offer unacceptable offerings, he will certainly not lift up your faces.”
מִיֶּדְכֶם֙ הָ֣יְתָה זֹּ֔את
from,hands,your_all's she/it_was this
This difficult phrase in Hebrew is interpreted in many different ways by modern versions.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
מִיֶּדְכֶם֙
from,hands,your_all's
Here hand stands for the people bringing the offering. Alternate translation: “brought by you”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
הֲיִשָּׂ֤א מִכֶּם֙ פָּנִ֔ים
?,will_he_accept any_of,you_all faces
Lifting up someone’s face refers to accepting him with favor. Alternate translation: “would he accept any of you with favor” or “would he agree to help any of you”
OET (OET-LV) And_now entreat please the_face of_god and_gracious_us[fn] from_hands_your_all’s it_was this will_he_accept any_of_you_all face he_says YHWH of_hosts.
1:9 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.
OET (OET-RV) So now bring you requests to God and hope to be showered by his grace. Ha, army-commander Yahweh asks how he could treat you all favourably when you’re bringing second-class offerings?
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.