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# he will purify the sons of Levi
# he will purify the descendants of Levi
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" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
# the sons of Levi
Here "sons" refers to descendants. The male descendants of Levi were the priests and workers in the temple. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
# He will sit
Here sitting implies the action of a metalworker, who sits down in order to purify small amounts of gold or silver. It also implies the action of a king, who sits down to judge people and give decrees. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
"he will correct the sons of Levi and forgive them for having sinned"
# He will refine them like gold and silver
Here persuading people not to sin any longer is spoken of as if a metalworker were making gold and silver more pure. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
Here persuading people not to sin any longer is spoken of as if a metalworker were making gold and silver more pure.
# they will bring offerings of righteousness to Yahweh
Here "of righteousness" means "motivated by righteous desires to worship God." Alternate translation: "they will bring acceptable offerings to Yahweh in order to worship Yahweh"
"they will bring acceptable offerings to Yahweh in order to worship Yahweh"