The paragraph which is made up of verses 19-23 deals with the ceremony of consecration of the priests (compare 8.26 and 9.4) and seems to interrupt the more general instructions of the rest of the section. It has no parallel in chapters 1–5 and is omitted from the Septuagint. In 7.37 these ordination sacrifices are cited after the sin offering and the repayment offering, but in this passage they are dealt with before the others (see 6.24–7.7). This may be explained in the present context by the fact that only grain offerings are mentioned in these regulations. Therefore this paragraph seems to fit more naturally after 6.14-18, which deals with grain offerings. However, it is important that a new paragraph be started here.

Said to Moses: see 4.1.

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 .