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OET (OET-LV) And_sit [one_who]_refines and_purifier silver and_purify DOM the_descendants of_Lēvīh and_refine DOM_them like_the_gold and_like_the_silver and_they_will_be to/for_YHWH bringing_near (of)_an_offering in/on/at/with_righteousness.
OET (OET-RV) Yahweh will act as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify Levi’s descendants the priests—yes, he’ll refine you all with fire like gold and silver, and you’ll bring offerings to him that are acceptable.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וְיָשַׁ֨ב מְצָרֵ֤ף וּמְטַהֵר֙ כֶּ֔סֶף
and,sit refiner and,purifier silver
Yahweh is speaking as if the messenger were going to be a metalworker who was refining and purifying precious metals. Since he expresses this same image as a comparison in the next clause, you may wish to present it as a comparison here as well. Alternate translation: “Yes, in that way he will be like someone who sits refining and purifying silver”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
אֶת בְּנֵֽי לֵוִי֙
DOM sons_of Lēvīh
Yahweh is speaking as if these priests were the sons of their ancestor Levi. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the descendants of Levi who are priests”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
וְזִקַּ֣ק אֹתָ֔ם כַּזָּהָ֖ב וְכַכָּ֑סֶף
and,refine DOM=them like_the,gold and,like_the,silver
The point of this comparison is that just as gold and silver are refined to remove impurities, so the messenger will purify the people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: “and he will purify the people from sin just as gold and silver are refined to remove impurities from them”
OET (OET-LV) And_sit [one_who]_refines and_purifier silver and_purify DOM the_descendants of_Lēvīh and_refine DOM_them like_the_gold and_like_the_silver and_they_will_be to/for_YHWH bringing_near (of)_an_offering in/on/at/with_righteousness.
OET (OET-RV) Yahweh will act as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify Levi’s descendants the priests—yes, he’ll refine you all with fire like gold and silver, and you’ll bring offerings to him that are acceptable.
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.