Him who is to be cleansed: or “the person who is being cleansed,” or simply “the person.” See verse 4, 7, 8, and 14.

The priest’s hand: as in verse 15, the priest is specifically identified, but in many languages the pronoun will be adequate here.

Shall make atonement for him before the LORD: compare the Good News Translation rendering, and see 12.7.

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 .