1 sn Purification by fire is unique to this event. Making these metallic objects “pass through the fire” was not only a way of purifying (burning off impurities), but it seems to be a dedicatory rite as well to the
2 tn Heb “our souls.”
3 sn The expression here may include the idea of finding protection from divine wrath, which is so common to Leviticus, but it may also be a thank offering for the fact that their lives had been spared.
4 sn Or about 420 imperial pounds.
5 tn The Hebrew text does not repeat the word “commanders” here, but it is implied.
6 tn The purpose of the offering was to remind the