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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ temple. And the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, see, he is about
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 \v 2 But who can endure the day of his coming? And who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire and like
 laundry soap.
-\v 3 He will sit to rule 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 of righteousness to Yahweh.
+\v 3 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 of righteousness to Yahweh.
 
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 \v 4 Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to Yahweh, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.