וְיָשַׁ֨ב מְצָרֵ֤ף וּמְטַהֵר֙ כֶּ֔סֶף וְטִהַ֤ר אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־לֵוִי֙ וְזִקַּ֣ק אֹתָ֔ם כַּזָּהָ֖ב וְכַכָּ֑סֶף וְהָיוּ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה מַגִּישֵׁ֥י מִנְחָ֖ה בִּצְדָקָֽה׃
祂必坐下如同煉銀、潔淨銀子的人；祂必潔淨利未的子孫，熬煉他們如同金銀，他們就必憑公義向永恆者獻上供物。
Jerusalem Talmud Yevamot
Rebbi Yasa in the name of Rebbi Joḥanan: In the future, the Holy One, praise to Him, will only deal with the tribe of Levi202He denies that all bastards automatically disappear (cf. Qiddushin3:13) and holds that in the days of the Messiah only from the tribe of Levy will they be eliminated by divine action.
In the Babli, Qiddushin 70b, the same verse is used to declare that the tribe of Levi is cleansed of bastards first of all the tribes.. What is the reason? “203Mal. 3:3. The refiner will sit, the purifier of silver, and will refine them,” etc. Rebbi Ze‘ira said, like a man who only drinks from a clean cup. Rav Hoshaia said, because we are Levites, should we lose? Rebbi Ḥanina the son of Rebbi Abbahu said, also in the future, the Holy One, praise to Him, will deal with them charitably. What is the reason? “203Mal. 3:3. They will be for the Eternal presenters of an offering in charity.”
In the Babli, Qiddushin 70b, the same verse is used to declare that the tribe of Levi is cleansed of bastards first of all the tribes.. What is the reason? “203Mal. 3:3. The refiner will sit, the purifier of silver, and will refine them,” etc. Rebbi Ze‘ira said, like a man who only drinks from a clean cup. Rav Hoshaia said, because we are Levites, should we lose? Rebbi Ḥanina the son of Rebbi Abbahu said, also in the future, the Holy One, praise to Him, will deal with them charitably. What is the reason? “203Mal. 3:3. They will be for the Eternal presenters of an offering in charity.”