Leviticus

Leviticus 12:8

⁸But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons,^a one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”

Footnotes

a 12:8 Cited in Luke 2:24|LUK 2:24

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
she cannot	לֹ֨א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
afford	תִמְצָ֣א	ṯim·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4672 attain to, find
a lamb	שֶׂה֒	śeh	Noun - masculine singular	H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)
she shall bring	וְלָקְחָ֣ה	wə·lā·qə·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
two	שְׁתֵּֽי־	šə·tê-	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
turtledoves	תֹרִ֗ים	ṯō·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8449 turtle-dove
or	א֤וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
two	שְׁנֵי֙	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
young	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
pigeons	יוֹנָ֔ה	yō·w·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3123 dove
one	אֶחָ֥ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
for a burnt offering	לְעֹלָ֖ה	lə·‘ō·lāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H5930 whole burnt-offering
and the other	וְאֶחָ֣ד	wə·’e·ḥāḏ	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
for a sin offering	לְחַטָּ֑את	lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
Then the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֖ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
will make atonement	וְכִפֶּ֥ר	wə·ḵip·per	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
for her	עָלֶ֛יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
and she will be clean	וְטָהֵֽרָה׃פ	wə·ṭā·hê·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H2891 be clean, pure

Cross-references

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Leviticus 5:7 · Leviticus 4:26 · Luke 2:22–24 · Leviticus 1:14 · Leviticus 14:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.