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OET (OET-LV) Rob someone god if/because you_all [are]_robbing DOM_me and_say in/on/at/with_how robbed_you the_tithes and_the_offerings.
OET (OET-RV) Can a human rob God? Yes, you’re all robbing me, but you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ By failing to give a tenth plus offerings.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
הֲיִקְבַּ֨ע אָדָ֜ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים
?,rob humankind ʼElohīm
This question implies that the idea of robbing God is very wicked. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “A man should certainly not rob God.”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
הֲיִקְבַּ֨ע אָדָ֜ם אֱלֹהִ֗ים
?,rob humankind ʼElohīm
God speaks of himself in the third person Alternate translation: “No one should ever rob me.”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
בַּמֶּ֣ה קְבַעֲנ֑וּךָ
in/on/at/with,how robbed,you
This question implies that the people do not think they have robbed God. Alternate translation: “We have certainly not robbed you.”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֖ר וְהַתְּרוּמָֽה
the,tithes and,the,offerings
This reply from Yahweh implies a fuller answer. Alternate translation: “You have robbed me by withholding from me your tithes and offerings”
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) Rob someone god if/because you_all [are]_robbing DOM_me and_say in/on/at/with_how robbed_you the_tithes and_the_offerings.
OET (OET-RV) Can a human rob God? Yes, you’re all robbing me, but you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ By failing to give a tenth plus 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.