Leviticus

Leviticus 14:21–22

21If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine floure mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil, 22and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.

Footnotes

  • e 14:21 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).

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Leviticus 14:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifוְאִם־wə·’im-ConjunctionH518 if
howeverוְאִם־wə·’im-ConjunctionH518 if
is poorדַּ֣לdalAdjective - masculine singular constructH1800 low, weak, poor, thin
and cannotוְאֵ֣יןwə·’ênConjunctive waw; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
afford theseיָדוֹ֮yā·ḏōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
he is to takeוְ֠לָקַחwə·lā·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
oneאֶחָ֥ד’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
male lambכֶּ֣בֶשׂke·ḇeśNoun - masculine singularH3532 lamb
as a guilt offeringאָשָׁ֛ם’ā·šāmNoun - masculine singularH817 offence, guilt
to be wavedלִתְנוּפָ֖הliṯ·nū·p̄āhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH8573 a swinging, waving, wave-offering, offering
to make atonementלְכַפֵּ֣רlə·ḵap·pêrPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
for himעָלָ֑יו‘ā·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5921 height
along with a tenthוְעִשָּׂר֨וֹןwə·‘iś·śā·rō·wnConjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular constructH6241 tenth part
of fine flourסֹ֜לֶתsō·leṯNoun - feminine singularH5560 fine flour
mixedבָּל֥וּלbā·lūlVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH1101 mingle, mix, confuse, confound
with olive oilבַּשֶּׁ֛מֶןbaš·še·menPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH8081 fat, oil
for a grain offeringלְמִנְחָ֖הlə·min·ḥāhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH4503 gift, tribute, offering
a logוְלֹ֥גwə·lōḡConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3849 log, measure for liquids
of olive oilשָֽׁמֶן׃šā·menNoun - masculine singularH8081 fat, oil

Leviticus 14:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and twoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יū·šə·têConjunctive waw; Number - feminine dual constructH8147 two
turtledovesתֹרִ֗יםṯō·rîmNoun - feminine pluralH8449 turtle-dove
orא֤וֹ’ōwConjunctionH176 or
twoשְׁנֵי֙šə·nêNumber - masculine dual constructH8147 two
youngבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
pigeonsיוֹנָ֔הyō·w·nāhNoun - feminine singularH3123 dove
whicheverאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
he can affordתַּשִּׂ֖יגtaś·śîḡVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH5381 reach, overtake
oneאֶחָד֙’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
to beוְהָיָ֤הwə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a sin offeringחַטָּ֔אתḥaṭ·ṭāṯNoun - feminine singularH2403 offence, penalty, occasion
and the otherוְהָאֶחָ֖דwə·hā·’e·ḥāḏConjunctive waw, Article; Number - masculine singularH259 one
a burnt offeringעֹלָֽה׃‘ō·lāhNoun - feminine singularH5930 whole burnt-offering

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Leviticus 14:21 Leviticus 5:7 · Leviticus 12:8 · Proverbs 17:5

Leviticus 14:22 Ezekiel 7:16

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