The word order in this verse in the original, as reflected in Revised Standard Version, may be very unnatural and require restructuring in many languages. Compare 7.24 and 17.15 on the expressions meaning “to die a natural death” and “to be killed by wild animals.”

I am the LORD: see 18.2.

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 .