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Malachi 3:10
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,' says Yahweh of Armies, 'if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there will not be room enough for.'
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Interpretation

The prophet calls a test me that is embodied in family life. Malachi 3:10: trace "there" and "'". Give test me in what we refuse to say—turn hope into steady work.

Context

This passage belongs to Malachi, a prophetic oracle witness, highlighting test me. Within ch. 3, a small unit frames the emphasis. It edges toward prophetic hope & judgment. Watch the terms “there” and “'”.

Authorship & Historical Background

Long‑standing tradition credits Malachi to Malachi. Malachi is frequently described this way: Post‑exilic prophetic disputations.. Date: 5th century BC.. This verse leans into prophetic hope & judgment.

More details
Traditional:Malachi
Modern scholarship:Post‑exilic prophetic disputations.
Date:5th century BC.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Hebrew text is preserved in the Masoretic tradition, stabilized between the 6th-10th centuries CE. The the Dead Sea Scrolls (found 1947-1956) provide manuscripts 1000+ years older than medieval texts, generally confirming the Masoretic Text's reliability with only minor variations. The Septuagint (Greek translation, 3rd-2nd century BCE) offers an independent textual witness. Variations between manuscripts are typically minor: spelling differences, word order, or clarifications that do not affect the core meaning. Modern translations compare all available manuscripts to reconstruct the probably reflects the initial text text.
Sources & witness notes
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