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OET (OET-LV) If/because I YHWH not I_change and_you_all the_descendants of_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) not you_all_have_come_to_an_end.
OET (OET-RV) “I am Yahweh and I don’t change—that’s the only reason why you descendants of Yacob haven’t been destroyed.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives
כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֣א שָׁנִ֑יתִי וְאַתֶּ֥ם בְּנֵֽי יַעֲקֹ֖ב לֹ֥א כְלִיתֶֽם
that/for/because/then/when I YHWH not change and,you_all sons_of Yaakob not perished
If it would be clearer in your language, you could use a positive expression to translate the double negatives do not change and have not come to an end. Alternate translation: “It is only because I, Yahweh, have remained the same that you, sons of Jacob, are still a people group”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
לֹ֣א שָׁנִ֑יתִי
not change
Yahweh assumes that the Judeans will understand that when he says that he does not change, he means that he always keeps his promises. He promised Abraham that he would bless his descendants, and so he is still taking care of them, even though they have been disobedient. You could say that explicitly if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “always keep my promises” or “intend to keep my promise to Abraham to bless his descendants”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
בְּנֵֽי יַעֲקֹ֖ב
sons_of Yaakob
Yahweh is speaking of the Israelites as if they were the sons of their ancestor Jacob. See how you translated the similar expression in 3:3. Alternate translation: “descendants of Jacob”
3:6-12 Malachi’s fifth message echoes the first (1:2-5) by emphasizing God’s faithfulness to his promises. He calls Israel to a similar faithfulness in worship, especially in giving their tithes and offerings. If Malachi is a courtroom drama, the fifth message is the judge’s verdict. The real message is repentance—God wants honest and sincere worship from his people, of which tithing is a symbol.
OET (OET-LV) If/because I YHWH not I_change and_you_all the_descendants of_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) not you_all_have_come_to_an_end.
OET (OET-RV) “I am Yahweh and I don’t change—that’s the only reason why you descendants of Yacob haven’t been destroyed.
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.