And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.
Parallel translations
- WEB and two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to afford; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.
- BSB and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
- NKJV and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, such as he is able to afford: one shall be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
- NASB and two turtledoves or two young doves, which are within his means. The one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.
- NLT The offering must also include two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever the person can afford. One of the pair must be used for the sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.
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Quick answer
The poor man also brings two turtledoves or pigeons, one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering. It matters because God allowed humble, affordable substitutes so the poor could still receive full atonement.
Overview
Birds replace the more costly lambs for the sin and burnt offerings, accommodating the worshiper's poverty without diminishing the atonement. The same spiritual realities are secured through lesser means. This concession recalls the offering Mary and Joseph brought for Jesus (Luke 2:24), and it shows that God's grace meets people in their poverty.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ezek 7:16But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.
- Isa 59:11We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.
- Jer 48:28O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
- Ps 68:13Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
- Isa 38:14Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
- Song 2:14O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
- Lev 5:7And 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.
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