OET interlinear MAL 4:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

וְ⁠הֵשִׁ֤יב לֵב אָבוֹת֙ עַל בָּנִ֔ים וְ⁠לֵ֥ב בָּנִ֖ים עַל אֲבוֹתָ֑⁠ם

(və⁠hēshiyⱱ lēⱱ ʼāⱱōt ˊal bānim və⁠lēⱱ bānim ˊal ʼₐⱱōtā⁠m)

Here the masculine terms fathers and sons have a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: “And he will turn the heart of parents to their children and the heart of children to their parents”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠הֵשִׁ֤יב לֵב־אָבוֹת֙ עַל־בָּנִ֔ים וְ⁠לֵ֥ב בָּנִ֖ים עַל־אֲבוֹתָ֑⁠ם

(və⁠hēshiyⱱ lēⱱ-ʼāⱱōt ˊal-bānim və⁠lēⱱ bānim ˊal-ʼₐⱱōtā⁠m)

This is an expression that people of this culture would commonly use to mean "to reconcile people to one another." If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And he will reconcile fathers to their sons”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠לֵ֥ב בָּנִ֖ים עַל־אֲבוֹתָ֑⁠ם

(və⁠lēⱱ bānim ˊal-ʼₐⱱōtā⁠m)

Yahweh is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “and he will turn the heart of the sons to their fathers”

Note 4 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

לֵב & וְ⁠לֵ֥ב

(lēⱱ & və⁠lēⱱ)

Since Yahweh is referring to a group of people, it might be more natural in your language to use the plural form of heart. Alternate translation: “the hearts of … and the hearts of”