³⁰ “Then the priest will offer the two turtledoves or the two young pigeons, whichever the person can afford.

²² The offering must also include two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever the person can afford. One of the pair must be used for the sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.

³ The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature.^[a] So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.

²⁴ So they offered the sacrifice required in the law of the Lord—“either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”^[a]

¹⁴ On the eighth day he must get two turtledoves or two young pigeons and come before the Lord at the entrance of the Tabernacle^[a] and give his offerings to the priest. ¹⁵ The priest will offer one bird for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. Through this process, the priest will purify^[b] the man before the Lord for his discharge.

⁸ “If a woman cannot afford to bring a lamb, she must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons. One will be for the burnt offering and the other for the purification offering. The priest will sacrifice them to purify her, and she will be ceremonially clean.”