On verses 14-17, see Exodus 29.10-14.

Then: once again the transition word should indicate movement toward another step in a progression of events.

He: the pronoun refers to Moses, and this should be made clear in translation. Otherwise the reader may think that it refers to Aaron.

The bull of the sin offering: see 4.3-12.

Laid their hands upon the head of the bull: see 1.4. On the use of the singular or plural of “hand,” see 4.15. The repetition of the bull of the sin offering may be considered unnecessary in many languages; Good News Translation, for example, uses a simple pronoun.

Quoted with permission from Péter-Contesse, René and Ellington, John. A Handbook on Leviticus. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1990. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .