3 Nephi 24:3
1830 Edition
And he shall sit as a refiner and purifyer 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.—
Influences
Malachi 3:3 (KJV)
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.
Changes
And he shall sit as a refiner and purifyier 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.—
Simple English
He will sit like someone who makes silver pure and clean. He will make the sons of Levi pure. He will clean them like gold and silver. Then they can bring offerings to the Lord that are right.
Paraphrase
He’ll sit down like someone refining and purifying silver. He’ll purify the priests, the sons of Levi, purging them the way you purge gold and silver. Then they’ll be able to bring offerings to the Lord that are truly right.