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10 The second[a] bird he must prepare as a burnt offering according to the regulation, and the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin that he has committed,[b] and he shall be forgiven.

11 “‘But[c] if he cannot afford[d] two turtledoves or two young doves,[e] then,[f] because he has sinned, he shall bring as his offering a tenth of an[g] ephah of finely milled flour as a sin offering. He must not put[h] oil on it, nor should he put frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering. 12 He shall bring[i] it to the priest, and the priest shall take a handful of it[j] for its token portion, and he shall turn it to smoke on the altar in addition to[k] the offerings made by fire to Yahweh; it is a sin offering.

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  1. Leviticus 5:10 Or “And the second”
  2. Leviticus 5:10 Literally “sinned”
  3. Leviticus 5:11 Or “And”
  4. Leviticus 5:11 Literally “his hand cannot produce for”
  5. Leviticus 5:11 Literally “sons of dove” or “children of dove”
  6. Leviticus 5:11 Or “and”
  7. Leviticus 5:11 Hebrew “the”
  8. Leviticus 5:11 Or “And he must not put”
  9. Leviticus 5:12 Or “And he shall bring”
  10. Leviticus 5:12 Literally “shall scoop up from it the fullness of his handful”
  11. Leviticus 5:12 Literally “on” or “upon”

10 The priest shall then offer the other as a burnt offering in the prescribed way(A) and make atonement(B) for them for the sin they have committed, and they will be forgiven.(C)

11 “‘If, however, they cannot afford(D) two doves or two young pigeons,(E) they are to bring as an offering for their sin a tenth of an ephah[a](F) of the finest flour(G) for a sin offering. They must not put olive oil or incense on it, because it is a sin offering. 12 They are to bring it to the priest, who shall take a handful of it as a memorial[b] portion(H) and burn it on the altar(I) on top of the food offerings presented to the Lord. It is a sin offering.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 5:11 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms
  2. Leviticus 5:12 Or representative