“But (A)if he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed two (B)turtledoves or two pigeons,[a] one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. He shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer first the one for the sin offering. He shall (C)wring its head from its neck (D)but shall not sever it completely, and he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while (E)the rest of the blood shall be drained out (F)at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering. 10 Then he shall offer the second for a burnt offering according to the rule. (G)And the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven.

11 “But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two pigeons, then he shall bring as his offering for the sin that he has committed a (H)tenth of an ephah[b] of fine flour for a sin offering. He (I)shall put no oil on it and shall put no frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. 12 And he shall bring it to (J)the priest, and the priest shall take a handful of it as its memorial portion and (K)burn this on the altar, on the Lord's food offerings; it is a sin offering. 13 Thus (L)the priest shall make atonement for him for the sin which he has committed in any one of these things, and he shall be forgiven. And the remainder[c] shall be for the priest, as in the grain offering.”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 5:7 Septuagint two young pigeons; also verse 11
  2. Leviticus 5:11 An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
  3. Leviticus 5:13 Septuagint; Hebrew it

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