Malachi 3:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
And He will sit
וְיָשַׁ֨ב (wə·yā·šaḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

as a refiner
מְצָרֵ֤ף (mə·ṣā·rêp̄)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6884: To smelt, refine, test

and purifier
וּמְטַהֵר֙ (ū·mə·ṭa·hêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2891: To be clean or pure

of silver;
כֶּ֔סֶף (ke·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

He will purify
וְטִהַ֤ר (wə·ṭi·har)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2891: To be clean or pure

the sons
בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Levi
לֵוִי֙ (lê·wî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3878: Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him

and refine
וְזִקַּ֣ק (wə·ziq·qaq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2212: To strain, extract, clarify

them like gold
כַּזָּהָ֖ב (kaz·zā·hāḇ)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

and silver.
וְכַכָּ֑סֶף (wə·ḵak·kā·sep̄)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

Then they will present
מַגִּישֵׁ֥י (mag·gî·šê)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5066: To draw near, approach

offerings
מִנְחָ֖ה (min·ḥāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering

to the LORD
לַֽיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

in righteousness.
בִּצְדָקָֽה׃ (biṣ·ḏā·qāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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