Leviticus 14:21

Leviticus 14:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;
• New International Version (NIV)“If, however, they are poor and cannot afford these, 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 of the finest flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of oil,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"But if he is poor and cannot afford so much, then he shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil;
• New King James Version (NKJV)“But if he is poor and cannot afford it, then he shall take one male lamb as a trespass offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, a log of oil,

Context of Leviticus 14:21

19“The kohen shall offer the sin offering and make atonement for the one being cleansed because of his uncleanness. Afterward he is to slaughter the burnt offering. 20Then the kohen is to present the burnt offering along with the grain offering on the altar. So the kohen shall make atonement for him, and he will be clean. “If he is poor and cannot afford so much, then he shall take one male lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, plus one tenth of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering, a pint of oil, 22two turtledoves or two young pigeons, such as he is able to afford. The one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. 23“On the eighth day he is to bring them to the kohen for his cleansing, at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting before Adonai.

Leviticus 14:21 word by word

וְאִם־דַּ֣ל ה֗וּא וְאֵ֣ין יָדוֹ֮ מַשֶּׂגֶת֒ וְ֠לָקַח כֶּ֣בֶשׂ אֶחָ֥ד אָשָׁ֛ם לִתְנוּפָ֖ה לְכַפֵּ֣ר עָלָ֑יו וְעִשָּׂר֨וֹן סֹ֜לֶת אֶחָ֨ד בָּל֥וּל בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶן לְמִנְחָ֖ה וְלֹ֥ג שָֽׁמֶן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• poorדַּלdal · poorH1800
• and cannot getנָשַׂגnâώag · to overtakeH5381
• and cannot getיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
• so much; then he shall takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• lambכֶּ֫בֶשׂkebeώ · lambH3532
• a trespass offeringאָשָׁם'âshâm · guilt (offering)H817
• to be wavedתְּנוּפָהtenûphâh · wave offeringH8573
• to make an atonementכִּפֶּרkâphar · to atoneH3722
• tenth dealעִשָּׂרוֹן‛iώώârôn ‛iώώârôn · tenthH6241
• of fine flourסֹ֫לֶתsôleth · fine flourH5560
• mingledבָּלַלbâlal · to mixH1101
• with oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• for a meat offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503
• and a logלֹגlôg · logH3849

Cross-references for Leviticus 14:21

• Leviticus 1:14“If his sacrifice to Adonai is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or young pigeons.
• Leviticus 5:7“But if one cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring, as his trespass offering for the sin he committed, two turtledoves or two young pigeons, to Adonai. One is for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.
• Leviticus 12:8If she cannot afford a lamb, then she is to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the kohen will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.”
• 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the helpless from the dust. He lifts the needy from the dunghill, to make them sit with nobles, granting them a seat of honor. For the earth’s pillars are Adonai’s, and He has set the world on them.
• Job 34:19Who shows no partiality before princes, and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands.
• Proverbs 17:5Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker. Whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
• Proverbs 22:2Rich and poor have this in common— Adonai is the Maker of them all.
• Luke 6:20And looking up at His disciples, He said, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
• Luke 21:2He also saw a poor widow dropping in two small copper coins.
• 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah—that even though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.
• James 2:5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters. Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom that He promised to those who love Him?
• Leviticus 14:10“On the eighth day he is to take two male lambs without blemish, a one-year-old ewe lamb without blemish, three tenths of a pint of fine flour as a grain offering, mingled with oil, and a pint of oil.

Commentaries on Leviticus 14:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21And if he be poor - he shall take one lamb - There could be no cleansing without a sacrifice. On this ground the apostle has properly observed that all things under the law are purged with blood; and that without shedding of blood there is no remission. Even if the person be poor, he must provide one lamb; this could not be dispensed with: - so every soul to whom the word of Divine revelation comes, must bring that Lamb of God which takes away the sin of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-32Verses 10-32 The cleansed leper was to be presented to the Lord, with his offerings. When God has restored us to enjoy public worship again, after sickness, distance, or otherwise, we should testify our thanksgiving by our diligent use of the liberty. And both we and our offerings must be presented before the Lord, by the Priest that made us clean, even our Lord Jesus. Beside the usual rites of the trespass-offering, some of the blood, and some of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-32The ceremony for the poor was similar to the usual purification offering. But, it allowed them to use cheaper birds instead of a lamb (see Leviticus 5:7–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-3221-32. if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb--a kind and considerate provision for an extension of the privilege to lepers of the poorer class. The blood of their smaller offering was to be applied in the same process of purification and they were as publicly and completely cleansed as those who brought a costlier offering (Ac 10:34).Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 14:21

• Atonement
• Measure
• Offerings
• Oil
• Poor

In the dictionaries

• Tenth deal
• Trespass offering
• Meat Offering
• Ablution
• Clean
• Lamb
• Leprosy
• Log
• Purification
• Scrape

Commentaries on Leviticus 14

• 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