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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 / simile
וְיָשַׁ֨ב
and,sit
Here sitting implies the action of a metalworker, who sits down in order to purify small amounts of gold or silver.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וְטִהַ֤ר אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־לֵוִי֙
and,purify DOM sons_of Lēvīh
Forgiving the sons of Levi and persuading them not to sin any longer is spoken of as if it were purifying metal. Alternate translation: “he will correct the sons of Levi and forgive them for having sinned”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
בְּנֵֽי־לֵוִי֙
sons_of Lēvīh
Here sons refers to descendants. The male descendants of Levi were the priests and workers in the temple.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
וְזִקַּ֣ק אֹתָ֔ם כַּזָּהָ֖ב וְכַכָּ֑סֶף
and,refine DOM=them like_the,gold and,like_the,silver
Here persuading people not to sin any longer is spoken of as if a metalworker were making gold and silver more pure.
וְהָיוּ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה מַגִּישֵׁ֥י מִנְחָ֖ה בִּצְדָקָֽה
and=they_will_be to/for=YHWH present donation/offering in/on/at/with,righteousness
Here in righteousness means “motivated by righteous desires to worship God.” Alternate translation: “they will bring acceptable offerings to Yahweh in order to worship Yahweh”
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.