MAL 3:3 Parallel Verse View

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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.

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καθιεῖται χωνεύων καὶ καθαρίζων ὡς τὸ ἀργύριον, καὶ ὡς τὸ χρυσίον, καὶ καθαρίσει τοὺς υἱοὺς Λευὶ, καὶ χεεῖ αὐτοὺς ὥσπερ τὸ χρυσίον καὶ τὸ ἀργύριον· καὶ ἔσονται τῷ Κυρίῳ προσάγοντες θυσίαν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ.
(Kathieitai ⱪōneuōn kai katharizōn hōs to argurion, kai hōs to ⱪrusion, kai katharisei tous huious Leui, kai ⱪeʼei autous hōsper to ⱪrusion kai to argurion; kai esontai tōi Kuriōi prosagontes thusian en dikaiosunaʸ. )

BrTr He shall sit to melt and purify as it were silver, and as it were gold: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and [fn]refine them as gold and silver, and they shall offer to the Lord an offering in righteousness.

ULT He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi. He will refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to Yahweh.

UST Yahweh will judge you; he will be like a silversmith who sits down and makes his silver pure, free from all impurities. Yahweh will forgive you and make all of you priests and Levite temple workers not want to sin any longer. He will make you like pure gold or silver. Then he will accept your offerings that you bring to him, because you will be righteous.”

BSB § And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.

OEB and he will sit as a refiner and purifier. He will purify the descendants of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver, until they are fit to bring offerings to the Lord.

WEBBE and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer to the LORD offerings in righteousness.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(2-4)But who will be able to stand up to that coming? Who can survive his appearance?
He’ll be like white-hot fire from the smelter’s furnace. He’ll be like the strongest lye soap at the laundry. He’ll take his place as a refiner of silver, as a cleanser of dirty clothes. He’ll scrub the Levite priests clean, refine them like gold and silver, until they’re fit for God, fit to present offerings of righteousness. Then, and only then, will Judah and Jerusalem be fit and pleasing to God, as they used to be in the years long ago.
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NET He will act like a refiner and purifier of silver and will cleanse the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer the Lord a proper offering.

LSV And He has sat, a refiner and purifier of silver,
And He has purified the sons of Levi,
And has refined them as gold and as silver,
And they have been bringing a present near to YHWH in righteousness.

FBV He will sit down like a refiner who purifies silver; he will purify Levi's descendants and refine them like gold and silver so they can present pure offerings to the Lord.

T4T He will be like a worker who sits in front of his work to cause silver to become pure by burning all the impurities. Like a worker refines silver and gold, he will cause the ◄descendants of Levi/priests► to become pure, in order that they will again become acceptable to offer sacrifices that will be acceptable to him.

LEB He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the children of Levi, and he will refine them like gold and like silver, and they will present to Yahweh offerings[fn] in righteousness.

3:3 Hebrew “offering”

BBE He will take his seat, testing and cleaning the sons of Levi, burning away the evil from them as from gold and silver; so that they may make offerings to the Lord in righteousness.

Moff No Moff MAL book available

JPS And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver; and there shall be they that shall offer unto the LORD offerings in righteousness.

ASV and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto Jehovah offerings in righteousness.

DRA And he shall sit refining and cleansing the silver, and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and shall refine them as gold, and as silver, and they shall offer sacrifices to the Lord in justice.

YLT And he hath sat, a refiner and purifier of silver, And he hath purified the sons of Levi, And hath refined them as gold and as silver, And they have been to Jehovah bringing nigh a present in righteousness.

Drby And he shall sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver; and he will purify the children of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto Jehovah an oblation in righteousness.

RV and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver; and they shall offer unto the LORD offerings in righteousness.

Wbstr And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer to the LORD an offering in righteousness.

KJB-1769 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

KJB-1611 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of siluer: and he shall purifie the sonnes of Leui, and purge them as gold & siluer, that they may offer vnto the LORD an offring in righteousnes.
(And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purifie the sons of Leui, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.)

Bshps And he shall sit downe to trye and fine the siluer, and he shal purge the children of Leui, and purifie them as golde and siluer: and they shal bring vnto the lorde offeringes in righteousnesse.
(And he shall sit down to try and fine the silver, and he shall purge the children of Leui, and purifie them as gold and silver: and they shall bring unto the lord offerings in righteousness.)

Gnva And he shall sit downe to trye and fine the siluer: he shall euen fine the sonnes of Leui and purifie them as golde and siluer, that they may bring offerings vnto the Lord in righteousnesse.
(And he shall sit down to try and fine the silver: he shall even fine the sons of Leui and purifie them as gold and silver, that they may bring offerings unto the Lord in righteousness. )

Cvdl He shall syt him downe to trye and to clense ye syluer, he shal pourge the children of Leui, and purifie them like as golde and syluer: that they maye brynge meatofferinges vnto the LORDE in rightuousnes.
(He shall sit him down to try and to clense ye/you_all silver, he shall pourge the children of Leui, and purifie them like as gold and silver: that they may bring meatofferinges unto the LORD in rightuousnes.)

Wycl and he schal sitte wellynge togidere and clensynge siluer, and he schal purge the sones of Leuy; and he schal purge hem as gold and as siluer, and thei schulen be offrynge to the Lord sacrifices in riytfulnesse.
(and he shall sit wellynge together and clensynge silver, and he shall purge the sons of Leuy; and he shall purge them as gold and as silver, and they should be offrynge to the Lord sacrifices in riytfulnesse.)

Luth Er wird sitzen und schmelzen und das Silber reinigen; er wird die Kinder Levi reinigen und läutern wie Gold und Silber. Dann werden sie dem HErr’s Speisopfer bringen in Gerechtigkeit,
(He becomes sit and schmelzen and the Silber reinigen; he becomes the children Levi reinigen and läutern like Gold and Silber. Dann become they/she/them to_him LORD’s Speisopfer bringen in Gerechtigkeit,)

ClVg et sedebit conflans, et emundans argentum: et purgabit filios Levi, et colabit eos quasi aurum et quasi argentum, et erunt Domino offerentes sacrificia in justitia.
(and sedebit conflans, and emundans argentum: and purgabit filios Levi, and colabit them as_if aurum and as_if argentum, and erunt Master offerentes sacrificia in justitia. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

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”

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