OET interlinear MAL 3:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בֵּ֣ית הָ⁠אוֹצָ֗ר

house_of the,storage

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of treasure, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the temple treasury”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

טֶ֨רֶף֙ בְּ⁠בֵיתִ֔⁠י

food in/on/at/with,house_of,my

Yahweh is speaking of the temple as if it were his house. Alternate translation: “provision for the priests who serve in my temple”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אִם־לֹ֧א אֶפְתַּ֣ח לָ⁠כֶ֗ם אֵ֚ת אֲרֻבּ֣וֹת הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֔יִם וַ⁠הֲרִיקֹתִ֥י לָ⁠כֶ֛ם בְּרָכָ֖ה

if not open to/for=you_all DOM windows_of the=heavens and,pour_out to/for=you_all blessing

Yahweh is speaking of giving blessings as if he were opening windows in the sky and pouring them out. Alternate translation: “if I will not give you abundant blessings”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּרָכָ֖ה

blessing

Yahweh assumes that the people will understand that by a blessing he means abundant crops. You could say that explicitly if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “abundant crops”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עַד־בְּלִי־דָֽי

until without measure

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of sufficiency, you could express the same idea in another way. Yahweh is not saying that there will not be sufficient crops; he means that there will be so many crops that the storehouses of the Judeans will not be sufficient to contain them. Alternate translation: “until you no longer have sufficient room to contain it”