But: the Hebrew word rendered thus is the common transition word that is often left untranslated. The strong conjunction marking contrast seems out of place in this context, so it is probably better to omit it here.

An offering by fire: see 1.9.

Holy convocation: see verse 3.

Laborious work: see verse 7.

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 .