Leviticus 5:7

Leviticus 5:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Anyone who cannot afford a lamb is to bring two doves or two young pigeons to the Lord as a penalty for their sin—one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But if he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed two turtledoves or two pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘If he is not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord, for his trespass which he has committed, two turtledoves or two young pigeons: one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.

Context of Leviticus 5:7

5A person must tell the priest if he has done any of these things. 6He must give a sheep or a goat for a sin offering. Then the Lord will not be angry with him. The priest will kill the animal as a sacrifice to atone for that sin. A person may not have money to buy a sheep or a goat. If he does not, he must buy two doves or two pigeons. He must give them to the Lord. One bird will be a sin offering. The second bird will be a burnt offering. 8The priest will bring one of the birds to the altar. It is the sin offering. He will break the neck of the bird, but he will not pull the head off. 9He will shake some of the blood onto the side of the altar. He will pour the blood that he did not shake onto the floor. He must pour it in front of the altar.

Leviticus 5:7 word by word

וְאִם־לֹ֨א תַגִּ֣יע יָדוֹ֮ דֵּ֣י שֶׂה֒ וְהֵבִ֨יא אֶת־אֲשָׁמ֜וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֗א שְׁתֵּ֥י תֹרִ֛ים אֽוֹ־שְׁנֵ֥י בְנֵֽי־יוֹנָ֖ה לַֽיהוָ֑ה אֶחָ֥ד לְחַטָּ֖את וְאֶחָ֥ד לְעֹלָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if heיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• be not ableדַּיday · sufficiencyH1767
• to bringנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• a lambשֶׂהώeh ώêy · sheepH7716
• then he shall bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• forאֵת'êth · withH854
• his trespassאָשָׁם'âshâm · guilt (offering)H817
• which he hath committedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• turtledovesתֹּרtôr tôr · turtledoveH8449
• youngבֵּןbên · son: young animalH1121
• pigeonsיוֹנָהyônâh · doveH3123
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• for a sin offeringחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sin: sin offeringH2403
• for a burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930

Cross-references for Leviticus 5:7

• Leviticus 5:11A person may not have money to buy two doves or two pigeons. If he does not, he must give a tenth of an ephah (about two litres) of flour. He must not put oil or incense on the flour because it is a sin offering.
• Leviticus 12:8If the woman does not have money to buy a sheep she can give two doves or pigeons. The priest will use one bird for a sin offering and he will burn the other one. That is how he will make atonement for her. Then she will be clean.’
• Leviticus 14:21If the person is poor, he must bring one young male sheep. And he must bring a tenth of an ephah of flour (about 2 litres) mixed with oil. And he must give a cup of olive oil. The priest must lift them to the Lord.
• 2 Corinthians 8:12If you really want to give, then God will accept your gift. God does not want you to give more than you are able to give. He will be happy about what you can give.
• James 2:5My Christian friends, listen to me. God has chosen to bless people who are poor in this world. He has helped them to trust him. So really they are rich. God will give to them a place in his kingdom. He has promised to do that for all people who love him.
• Leviticus 1:14If a person wants to give a bird to the Lord, it must be a dove or a pigeon.
• Matthew 3:16When John baptized him, Jesus came up out of the water. At that moment, the skies opened. Jesus saw God's Spirit coming down. He came down like a dove and he stayed on Jesus.
• Matthew 10:16Jesus then said to his disciples, ‘Listen well. I am sending you to people who will want to kill you. You will be like sheep among wild animals. You must watch carefully, like snakes do. But you must also be good and kind like doves.
• Luke 2:24When you do this, also bring two special birds for the priest to kill.’ So that is what Mary and Joseph did.
• Leviticus 5:8The priest will bring one of the birds to the altar. It is the sin offering. He will break the neck of the bird, but he will not pull the head off.
• Leviticus 9:3Moses said to Aaron, ‘Tell Israel's people that they must bring a male goat for a sin offering. And they must bring a young cow and a young sheep. The young cow and the young sheep must be one year old. They must be perfect to burn as an offering.
• Leviticus 14:22The person must also bring two birds. They must be doves or pigeons. These will be his gift. One bird is for a sin offering and the other one is for a burnt offering.
• Leviticus 15:14On the eighth day, he must come in front of the Lord. He must take two birds to the door of the Tent of Meeting. They must be doves or pigeons. He must give them to the priest.
• Leviticus 16:5He must take two male goats for a sin offering. And he must take a male sheep for a burnt offering. They are a gift from Israel's people.
• Hebrews 10:6Sacrifices do not make you happy. If people burn whole animals as a sacrifice, or if they offer a sacrifice to make them clean from their sins, that does not make you happy.

Commentaries on Leviticus 5:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7If he be not able to bring a lamb - See the conclusion at Leviticus 1:16; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-13Verses 1-13 Special occasions are mentioned on which sin-offerings are to be made with a particular confession of the offence for which atonement is sought Leviticus 5:5. Leviticus 5:1 Swearing - Adjuration. The case appears to be that of one who has been put upon his oath as a witness by a magistrate, and fails to utter all he has seen and heard (compare the marginal references. and Proverbs 29:24; Numbers 5:21). Leviticus 5:2-3 Hid from him - Either…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7a sin offering: This included part as a burnt offering and part given to the priests after they made the offering (compare Leviticus 4:22–35; 6:24–30). Due to their small size, it required two birds (one for each type of offering).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-146-14. he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sins which he hath sinned--A trespass offering differed from a sin offering in the following respects: that it was appointed for persons who had either done evil unwittingly, or were in doubt as to their own criminality; or felt themselves in such a special situation as required sacrifices of that kind [Brown]. The trespass offering appointed in such cases was a female lamb or kid; if unable…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 5:7

• Atonement
• Defilement
• Dove, Turtle
• Ignorance
• Offerings
• Pigeon
• Poor
• Sin
• Vows

In the dictionaries

• Burnt offering
• Sin Offering
• Bird
• Dove
• Harm
• Sinoffering
• Thereunto
• Turtle, Turtledove
• Birds
• Bring

Commentaries on Leviticus 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings