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OET (OET-LV) And_know if/because_that I_have_sent to_you_all DOM the_command the_this to_be covenant_my with Lēvīh he_says YHWH of_hosts.
OET (OET-RV) That’s so you’ll all know that it’s me who sent this command to you: so that my agreement with the Levites can continue,” says army-commander Yahweh.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
שִׁלַּ֣חְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת הַמִּצְוָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את
sent to,you_all DOM the,command the,this
Yahweh is speaking as if his commandment were an object that he could have sent. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I have given you this commandment”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
לִֽהְי֤וֹת בְּרִיתִי֙ אֶת לֵוִ֔י
to=be covenant,my DOM Lēvīh
Yahweh means implicitly that he has given this commandment so that his covenant with Levi will continue. He says in 3:3 that he will “purify the sons of Levi” so that they will once again perform their duties “in righteousness.” You could indicate the meaning here explicitly if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “so that my covenant with Levi will continue”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
לֵוִ֔י
Lēvīh
Yahweh is using the name Levi by association to mean the priests who descended from that man and who served in the tabernacle and temple in subsequent generations. Alternate translation: “the descendants of Levi who became priests”
2:4 my covenant with the Levites: If the Levites would give themselves to serving God and forsake their own glory, God would give them life and peace (2:5; cp. Num 8:5-26; 25:12-13). Their special responsibility was to teach God’s instructions (Mal 2:7).
OET (OET-LV) And_know if/because_that I_have_sent to_you_all DOM the_command the_this to_be covenant_my with Lēvīh he_says YHWH of_hosts.
OET (OET-RV) That’s so you’ll all know that it’s me who sent this command to you: so that my agreement with the Levites can continue,” says army-commander Yahweh.
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.