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and he shall bring his guilt offering to[a] Yahweh for his sin that he has committed:[b] a female from the flock,[c] a ewe-lamb or a she-goat,[d] as a sin offering, and the priest shall make atonement for him for[e] his sin.

“‘If[f] he cannot afford a sheep,[g] he shall bring as his guilt offering for what he sinned two turtledoves or two young doves[h] for Yahweh, one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering. He shall bring[i] them to the priest, and he shall present that which is for the sin offering first, and the priest[j] shall wring its head off at the back of its neck,[k] but[l] he must not sever it,

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 5:6 Or “for”
  2. Leviticus 5:6 Literally “sinned”
  3. Leviticus 5:6 The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
  4. Leviticus 5:6 Literally “a she-goat of goats”
  5. Leviticus 5:6 Hebrew “from”
  6. Leviticus 5:7 Or “And if”
  7. Leviticus 5:7 Literally “his hand does not touch enough of small livestock”
  8. Leviticus 5:7 Literally “sons of dove” or “children of dove”
  9. Leviticus 5:8 Or “And he shall bring”
  10. Leviticus 5:8 Required by the previous action (see NET)
  11. Leviticus 5:8 Literally “from opposite its neck”
  12. Leviticus 5:8 Or “and”