29:35 “Thus you are to do for Aaron and for his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you are to consecrate them 2 for 3 seven days.
1 sn The family of the victim would set the amount for the ransom of the man guilty of criminal neglect. This practice was common in the ancient world, rare in Israel. If the family allowed the substitute price, then the man would be able to redeem his life.
2 tn Heb “you will fill their hand.”
3 tn The “seven days” is the adverbial accusative explaining that the ritual of the filling should continue daily for a week. Leviticus makes it clear that they are not to leave the sanctuary.