The Good News Translation rendering of these two verses avoids some of the unnecessary repetition found in Revised Standard Version and also seeks to simplify the structure.

His right finger: this probably refers to the index finger, but it could be any finger of the right hand. If the language requires the naming of a specific finger, it is probably best to use the index finger (the finger next to the thumb).

Seven times: see 4.6; 14.7.

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 .