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

7If, 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.

8He 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;

9then 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.

10And 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.

11But 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.

12He 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.

13In 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.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 7

Original words

If, howeverוְאִם־H518Conjunctionhe cannotלֹ֨אH3808Adverb - Negative particleaffordתַגִּ֣יעH5060Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular. . .יָדוֹ֮H3027Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .דֵּ֣יH1767Noun - masculine singular constructa lambשֶׂה֒H7716Noun - masculine singularhe may bringוְהֵבִ֨יאH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularas restitutionאֲשָׁמ֜וֹH817Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativefor his sinחָטָ֗אH2398Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulartwoשְׁתֵּ֥יH8147Number - feminine dual constructturtledovesתֹרִ֛יםH8449Noun - feminine pluralorאֽוֹ־H176Conjunctiontwoשְׁנֵ֥יH8147Number - masculine dual constructyoungבְנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructpigeonsיוֹנָ֖הH3123Noun - feminine singularoneאֶחָ֥דH259Number - masculine singularas a sin offeringלְחַטָּ֖אתH2403Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularand the otherוְאֶחָ֥דH259Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singularas a burnt offeringלְעֹלָֽה׃H5930Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 8

Original words

He is to bringוְהֵבִ֤יאH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularthemאֹתָם֙H853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularwho shall firstרִאשׁוֹנָ֑הH7223Adjective - feminine singularpresentוְהִקְרִ֛יבH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe oneאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativefor the sin offeringלַחַטָּ֖אתH2403Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularHe is to twistוּמָלַ֧קH4454Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerits headרֹאשׁ֛וֹH7218Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularat the frontמִמּ֥וּלH4136Preposition-mof its neckעָרְפּ֖וֹH6203Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwithoutוְלֹ֥אH3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlesevering itיַבְדִּֽיל׃H914Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 9

Original words

then he is to sprinkleוְהִזָּ֞הH5137Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularsome of the bloodמִדַּ֤םH1818Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof the sin offeringהַחַטָּאת֙H2403Article | Noun - feminine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe sideקִ֣ירH7023Noun - masculine singular constructof the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singularwhile the restוְהַנִּשְׁאָ֣רH7604Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularof the bloodבַּדָּ֔םH1818Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularis drained outיִמָּצֵ֖הH4680Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularatאֶל־H413Prepositionthe baseיְס֣וֹדH3247Noun - masculine singular constructof the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַH4196Article | Noun - masculine singularIt [is]הֽוּא׃H1931Pronoun - third person masculine singulara sin offeringחַטָּ֖אתH2403Noun - feminine singular
Verse 10

Original words

Andוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker[the priest] must prepareיַעֲשֶׂ֥הH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe second [bird]הַשֵּׁנִ֛יH8145Article | Number - ordinal masculine singularas a burnt offeringעֹלָ֖הH5930Noun - feminine singularaccording to the ordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טH4941Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularIn this way the priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularwill make atonementוְכִפֶּ֨רH3722Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularfor himעָלָ֧יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularfor the sinמֵחַטָּאת֥וֹH2403Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativehe has committedחָטָ֖אH2398Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularand he will be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֥חH5545Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 11

Original words

But ifוְאִם־H518Conjunctionhe cannotלֹא֩H3808Adverb - Negative particleaffordתַשִּׂ֨יגH5381Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular. . .יָד֜וֹH3027Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singulartwoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יH8147Preposition-l | Number - feminine dual constructturtledovesתֹרִ֗יםH8449Noun - feminine pluralorאוֹ֮H176Conjunctiontwoלִשְׁנֵ֣יH8147Preposition-l | Number - masculine dual constructyoungבְנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructpigeonsיוֹנָה֒H3123Noun - feminine singularhe may bringוְהֵבִ֨יאH935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-קָרְבָּנ֜וֹH7133Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relative-חָטָ֗אH2398Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singulara tenthעֲשִׂירִ֧תH6224Number - ordinal feminine singular constructof an ephahהָאֵפָ֛הH374Article | Noun - feminine singularof fine flourסֹ֖לֶתH5560Noun - feminine singularas a sin offeringלְחַטָּ֑אתH2403Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularHe must notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleputיָשִׂ֨יםH7760Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularolive oilשֶׁ֗מֶןH8081Noun - masculine singular. . .וְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle. . .יִתֵּ֤ןH5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .עָלֶ֙יהָ֙H5921Preposition | third person feminine singularor frankincenseלְבֹנָ֔הH3828Noun - feminine singularon itעָלֶ֜יהָH5921Preposition | third person feminine singularbecauseכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionitהִֽיא׃H1931Pronoun - third person feminine singular[is] a sin offeringחַטָּ֖אתH2403Noun - 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 bringוֶהֱבִיאָהּ֮H935Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularit toאֶל־H413Prepositionthe priestהַכֹּהֵן֒H3548Article | Noun - masculine singularwho shall takeוְקָמַ֣ץH7061Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular. . .הַכֹּהֵ֣ן׀H3548Article | Noun - masculine singulara handfulמְל֨וֹאH4393Noun - masculine singular construct. . .קֻמְצ֜וֹH7062Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerfrom itמִ֠מֶּנָּהH4480Preposition | third person feminine singularas a memorial portionאַזְכָּרָתָה֙H234Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singularand burn [it]וְהִקְטִ֣ירH6999Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularon the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהH4196Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularatopעַ֖לH5921Prepositionthe food offeringsאִשֵּׁ֣יH801Noun - masculine plural constructto the LORDיְהוָ֑הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularitהִֽוא׃H1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularis a sin offeringחַטָּ֖אתH2403Noun - feminine singular
Verse 13

Original words

In this way the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularwill make atonementוְכִפֶּר֩H3722Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularfor himעָלָ֨יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularforעַל־H5921Prepositionanyמֵֽאַחַ֥תH259Preposition-m | Number - feminine singularof theseמֵאֵ֖לֶּהH428Preposition-m | Pronoun - common pluralsinsחַטָּאת֧וֹH2403Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativehe has committedחָטָ֛אH2398Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularand he will be forgivenוְנִסְלַ֣חH5545Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularThe remainder will belong toוְהָיְתָ֥הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularthe priestלַכֹּהֵ֖ןH3548Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularlike the grain offeringכַּמִּנְחָֽה׃סH4503Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular

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