The Bible is laced with passage that don’t make sense to the average reader. Usually such passages aren’t clear to scholars either. Each scholar argues for his or her own interpretation.
When the average reader comes across one of these passages, he or she just skips it. As my old friend Doug used to say, “What the hell difference does it make?” Well, Doug was right some of the time, but most of the time we ought to take a closer look.
Interpretation is not a concern for priests and preachers because they are pledged to support their church’s version of the meaning.