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29 In Yahweh’s presence, the priest will pour the rest of the oil in his hand on the head of the one to be cleansed in order to make a payment for him. 30 Then the one to be cleansed must take one of the mourning doves or pigeons (whichever he can afford),[a] 31 and sacrifice it as an offering for sin. He will take the other and sacrifice it as a burnt offering together with the grain offering. So in Yahweh’s presence the priest will make peace with the Lord for the one who is being cleansed.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 14:30 Greek, Syriac; Masoretic Text repeats “whichever he can afford.”

29 The rest of the oil in his palm the priest shall put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for them before the Lord.(A) 30 Then he shall sacrifice the doves or the young pigeons, such as the person can afford,(B) 31 one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering,(C) together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the Lord on behalf of the one to be cleansed.(D)

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