(A)‘If he is not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord, for his trespass which he has committed, two (B)turtledoves or two young pigeons: one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and (C)wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it [a]completely. Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, and the (D)rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering. 10 And he shall offer the second as a burnt offering according to the (E)prescribed manner. So (F)the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his sin which he has committed, and it shall be forgiven him.

11 ‘But if he is (G)not able to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then he who sinned shall bring for his offering one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering. (H)He shall put no oil on it, nor shall he put frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. 12 Then he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it (I)as a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar (J)according to the offerings made by fire to the Lord. It is a sin offering. 13 (K)The priest shall make atonement for him, [b]for his sin that he has committed in any of these matters; and it shall be forgiven him. (L)The rest shall be the priest’s as a grain offering.’ ”

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  1. Leviticus 5:8 Lit. apart
  2. Leviticus 5:13 concerning his sin

“‘Anyone who cannot afford(A) a lamb(B) is to bring two doves or two young pigeons(C) to the Lord as a penalty for their sin—one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. They are to bring them to the priest, who shall first offer the one for the sin offering. He is to wring its head from its neck,(D) not dividing it completely,(E) and is to splash(F) some of the blood of the sin offering against the side of the altar;(G) the rest of the blood must be drained out at the base of the altar.(H) It is a sin offering. 10 The priest shall then offer the other as a burnt offering in the prescribed way(I) and make atonement(J) for them for the sin they have committed, and they will be forgiven.(K)

11 “‘If, however, they cannot afford(L) two doves or two young pigeons,(M) they are to bring as an offering for their sin a tenth of an ephah[a](N) of the finest flour(O) for a sin offering. They must not put olive oil or incense on it, because it is a sin offering. 12 They are to bring it to the priest, who shall take a handful of it as a memorial[b] portion(P) and burn it on the altar(Q) on top of the food offerings presented to the Lord. It is a sin offering. 13 In this way the priest will make atonement(R) for them for any of these sins they have committed, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the offering will belong to the priest,(S) as in the case of the grain offering.(T)’”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 5:11 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
  2. Leviticus 5:12 Or representative