It is especially important in this verse to note that the word priest in the beginning of the verse refers to the particular priest involved in the ceremony, while the expression Aaron and his sons refers to the entire priestly community (see 1.7). The second expression may be better rendered “the priestly clan” or something similar.

Burn: see 1.9.

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 .