In Hebrew this verse is introduced by the same adverb discussed at the beginning of verse 27. Some see this as evidence that this section is a later addition. Most versions leave it untranslated, but New English Bible has “Further…,” New Jerusalem Bible has “Mark…,” New Jerusalem Bible “But…,” and New International Version “So….” New American Standard Bible and An American Translation take it as an adverb of time and translate it “On exactly….” If the receptor language has some sort of particle that will somehow set this paragraph off as separate from the rest of the section, it should probably be used at the beginning of this verse.

On the fifteenth day …: or “beginning on the fifteenth day….” See verse 34.

When you have gathered in the produce of the land: or “after you have brought in what the fields have produced…,” or “after having harvested the crops from the field….”

Keep the feast: that is, celebrate the festival. Compare 19.3.

A solemn rest: compare verses 35-36.

Eighth day: in view of the mention of a seven-day period earlier, this may cause some confusion. In some languages it may be better to say “on the last day of the festival.”

There seems to be an error at the end of this verse in Good News Translation. Revised Standard Version and all other versions consulted have a special rest day at the beginning and the end of the period. But Good News Translation only has it on the first day. Possibly the mention of the seven-day period earlier in the verse is intended to cover this, but it does not do so adequately. This also affects the beginning of the following verse, which becomes ambiguous in Good News Translation if both the first and eighth day are mentioned at the end of verse 39.

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 .