Focused Passage

Leviticus 5:7-13

Confession, Cleansing, and Guilt Before the LORD

The LORD gives concrete cases of guilt requiring confession and offering, provides scaled sacrificial access for the poor, and introduces the guilt offering for desecration of holy things and uncertain command violation.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

7 If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.

8 He is to bring them to the priest, who shall first present the one for the sin offering. He is to twist its head at the front of its neck without severing it;

9 then he is to sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood is drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering.

10 And the priest must prepare the second bird as a burnt offering according to the ordinance. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.

11 But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering.

12 He is to bring it to the priest, who shall take a handful from it as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar atop the food offerings to the LORD; it is a sin offering.

13 In this way the priest will make atonement for him for any of these sins he has committed, and he will be forgiven. The remainder will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.”

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 7

Original words

If, however וְאִם־ H518 Conjunction he cannot לֹ֨א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle afford תַגִּ֣יע H5060 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular . . . יָדוֹ֮ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular . . . דֵּ֣י H1767 Noun - masculine singular construct a lamb שֶׂה֒ H7716 Noun - masculine singular he may bring וְהֵבִ֨יא H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֑ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular as restitution אֲשָׁמ֜וֹ H817 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative for his sin חָטָ֗א H2398 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular two שְׁתֵּ֥י H8147 Number - feminine dual construct turtledoves תֹרִ֛ים H8449 Noun - feminine plural or אֽוֹ־ H176 Conjunction two שְׁנֵ֥י H8147 Number - masculine dual construct young בְנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct pigeons יוֹנָ֖ה H3123 Noun - feminine singular one אֶחָ֥ד H259 Number - masculine singular as a sin offering לְחַטָּ֖את H2403 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular and the other וְאֶחָ֥ד H259 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular as a burnt offering לְעֹלָֽה׃ H5930 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 8

Original words

He is to bring וְהֵבִ֤יא H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular them אֹתָם֙ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the priest הַכֹּהֵ֔ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular who shall first רִאשׁוֹנָ֑ה H7223 Adjective - feminine singular present וְהִקְרִ֛יב H7126 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the one אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative for the sin offering לַחַטָּ֖את H2403 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular He is to twist וּמָלַ֧ק H4454 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker its head רֹאשׁ֛וֹ H7218 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular at the front מִמּ֥וּל H4136 Preposition-m of its neck עָרְפּ֖וֹ H6203 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular without וְלֹ֥א H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle severing it יַבְדִּֽיל׃ H914 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 9

Original words

then he is to sprinkle וְהִזָּ֞ה H5137 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular some of the blood מִדַּ֤ם H1818 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of the sin offering הַחַטָּאת֙ H2403 Article | Noun - feminine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the side קִ֣יר H7023 Noun - masculine singular construct of the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular while the rest וְהַנִּשְׁאָ֣ר H7604 Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular of the blood בַּדָּ֔ם H1818 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular is drained out יִמָּצֵ֖ה H4680 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular at אֶל־ H413 Preposition the base יְס֣וֹד H3247 Noun - masculine singular construct of the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular It [is] הֽוּא׃ H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular a sin offering חַטָּ֖את H2403 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 10

Original words

And וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker [the priest] must prepare יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular the second [bird] הַשֵּׁנִ֛י H8145 Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular as a burnt offering עֹלָ֖ה H5930 Noun - feminine singular according to the ordinance כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט H4941 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular In this way the priest הַכֹּהֵ֛ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular will make atonement וְכִפֶּ֨ר H3722 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular for him עָלָ֧יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular for the sin מֵחַטָּאת֥וֹ H2403 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative he has committed חָטָ֖א H2398 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular and he will be forgiven וְנִסְלַ֥ח H5545 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 11

Original words

But if וְאִם־ H518 Conjunction he cannot לֹא֩ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle afford תַשִּׂ֨יג H5381 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular . . . יָד֜וֹ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular two לִשְׁתֵּ֣י H8147 Preposition-l | Number - feminine dual construct turtledoves תֹרִ֗ים H8449 Noun - feminine plural or אוֹ֮ H176 Conjunction two לִשְׁנֵ֣י H8147 Preposition-l | Number - masculine dual construct young בְנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct pigeons יוֹנָה֒ H3123 Noun - feminine singular he may bring וְהֵבִ֨יא H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker - קָרְבָּנ֜וֹ H7133 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative - חָטָ֗א H2398 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular a tenth עֲשִׂירִ֧ת H6224 Number - ordinal feminine singular construct of an ephah הָאֵפָ֛ה H374 Article | Noun - feminine singular of fine flour סֹ֖לֶת H5560 Noun - feminine singular as a sin offering לְחַטָּ֑את H2403 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular He must not לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle put יָשִׂ֨ים H7760 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular olive oil שֶׁ֗מֶן H8081 Noun - masculine singular . . . וְלֹא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle . . . יִתֵּ֤ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular . . . עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ H5921 Preposition | third person feminine singular or frankincense לְבֹנָ֔ה H3828 Noun - feminine singular on it עָלֶ֜יהָ H5921 Preposition | third person feminine singular because כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction it הִֽיא׃ H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular [is] a sin offering חַטָּ֖את H2403 Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • A tenth of an ephah is approximately 2 dry quarts or 2.2 liters (probably about 2.6 pounds or 1.2 kilograms of flour).
Verse 12

Original words

He is to bring וֶהֱבִיאָהּ֮ H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular it to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the priest הַכֹּהֵן֒ H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular who shall take וְקָמַ֣ץ H7061 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular . . . הַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀ H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular a handful מְל֨וֹא H4393 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . קֻמְצ֜וֹ H7062 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker from it מִ֠מֶּנָּה H4480 Preposition | third person feminine singular as a memorial portion אַזְכָּרָתָה֙ H234 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular and burn [it] וְהִקְטִ֣יר H6999 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular on the altar הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה H4196 Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular atop עַ֖ל H5921 Preposition the food offerings אִשֵּׁ֣י H801 Noun - masculine plural construct to the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular it הִֽוא׃ H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular is a sin offering חַטָּ֖את H2403 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 13

Original words

In this way the priest הַכֹּהֵ֜ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular will make atonement וְכִפֶּר֩ H3722 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular for him עָלָ֨יו H5921 Preposition | third person masculine singular for עַל־ H5921 Preposition any מֵֽאַחַ֥ת H259 Preposition-m | Number - feminine singular of these מֵאֵ֖לֶּה H428 Preposition-m | Pronoun - common plural sins חַטָּאת֧וֹ H2403 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative he has committed חָטָ֛א H2398 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular and he will be forgiven וְנִסְלַ֣ח H5545 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular The remainder will belong to וְהָיְתָ֥ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular the priest לַכֹּהֵ֖ן H3548 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular like the grain offering כַּמִּנְחָֽה׃ס H4503 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular

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