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20 The priest is to offer both the whole burnt and the grain offerings on the altar. After the priest makes atonement for him, he will be clean.”

Alternate Offerings

21 “If the offeror[a] is poor and cannot afford the regular offering,[b] then he is to take one lamb for a guilt offering that will be presented in the form of a wave offering to atone for him, one tenth of a measure of[c] fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, one log[d] of olive oil, 22 and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever he can afford. One is for a sin offering and the other is for a whole burnt offering.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 14:21 The Heb. lacks person
  2. Leviticus 14:21 Lit. and his hand can’t reach; and so throughout the chapter
  3. Leviticus 14:21 The unit of measurement is not specified in MT, but cf. Lev. 5:11, 6:20.
  4. Leviticus 14:21 Lit. log; i.e., a liquid measure equal to one twelfth of a hin or about /3 pint; a hin held about one gallon

20 and offer it on the altar, together with the grain offering, and make atonement for them,(A) and they will be clean.(B)

21 “If, however, they are poor(C) and cannot afford these,(D) they must take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for them, together with a tenth of an ephah[a] of the finest flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of oil, 22 and two doves or two young pigeons,(E) such as they can afford, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 14:21 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms