12:16a The money from the guilt offerings and sin offerings

The silver from the sacrifices to remove their guilt and from the sacrifices to cleanse/purify them from sin

-or-

People continued to offer silver pieces/money to God ⌊to remove⌋ their guilt and ⌊cleanse/purify⌋ them from their sin.

12:16b was not brought into the house of the LORD;

was not brought into the house of Yahweh.

-or-

However, they did not put that money into ⌊the box outside⌋ Yahweh’s temple.

12:16a-b (reordered)

The people in charge of the temple repairs did not receive the money from the guilt offerings or from the sin offerings.

12:16c it belonged to the priests.

That silver was for the priests to keep.

-or-

The priests had a right to keep this money.

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