Verses 22-30 describe the third sacrifice offered as a part of the ceremony of ordination of Aaron and his sons (see Exo 29.19-28). The ritual is quite similar though not identical to the one prescribed in chapter 3 for the “peace offering” or “fellowship offering.”

He: if the referent of the pronoun is in any doubt, it will be necessary to translate using the noun, “Moses,” as in Good News Translation.

The other ram, the ram of ordination: the first ram, mentioned in verse 18, was for the burnt offering; the second was specifically for the ceremony to ordain Aaron and his sons as priests. On the term ordination, see verse 7.37, where the same root word is translated “consecration” in Revised Standard Version.

Laid their hands on the head of the ram: see 1.4; 4.15; and verse 18 above.

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 .