Leviticus

Leviticus 5:11–13

¹¹But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring a tenth of an ephah of fine flour^a 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.”

Footnotes

a 5:11 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 5:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
he cannot	לֹא֩	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
afford	תַשִּׂ֨יג	ṯaś·śîḡ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5381 reach, overtake
two	לִשְׁתֵּ֣י	liš·tê	Preposition-l; Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
turtledoves	תֹרִ֗ים	ṯō·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8449 turtle-dove
or	אוֹ֮	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
two	לִשְׁנֵ֣י	liš·nê	Preposition-l; Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
young	בְנֵי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
pigeons	יוֹנָה֒	yō·w·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3123 dove
he may bring	וְהֵבִ֨יא	wə·hê·ḇî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
a tenth	עֲשִׂירִ֧ת	‘ă·śî·riṯ	Number - ordinal feminine singular construct	H6224 tenth
of an ephah	הָאֵפָ֛ה	hā·’ê·p̄āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H374 ephah
of fine flour	סֹ֖לֶת	sō·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5560 fine flour
as a sin offering	לְחַטָּ֑את	lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
He must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
put	יָשִׂ֨ים	yā·śîm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
olive oil	שֶׁ֗מֶן	še·men	Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
or frankincense	לְבֹנָ֔ה	lə·ḇō·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3828 frankincense
on it	עָלֶ֜יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it	הִֽיא׃	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
a sin offering	חַטָּ֖את	ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion

Leviticus 5:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He is to bring	וֶהֱבִיאָהּ֮	we·hĕ·ḇî·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
it to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the priest	הַכֹּהֵן֒	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
who shall take	וְקָמַ֣ץ	wə·qā·maṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7061 enclose with the hand, grasp
a handful	מְל֨וֹא	mə·lō·w	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4393 fulness, that which fills
from it	מִ֠מֶּנָּה	mim·men·nāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
as a memorial portion	אַזְכָּרָתָה֙	’az·kā·rā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H234 memorial-offering
and burn	וְהִקְטִ֣יר	wə·hiq·ṭîr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
on the altar	הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה	ham·miz·bê·ḥāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4196 altar
atop	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the food offerings	אִשֵּׁ֣י	’iš·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H801 an offering made by fire
to the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
it	הִֽוא׃	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is a sin offering	חַטָּ֖את	ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion

Leviticus 5:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In this way the priest	הַכֹּהֵ֜ן	hak·kō·hên	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
will make atonement	וְכִפֶּר֩	wə·ḵip·per	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
for him	עָלָ֨יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
any	מֵֽאַחַ֥ת	mê·’a·ḥaṯ	Preposition-m; Number - feminine singular	H259 one
of these	מֵאֵ֖לֶּה	mê·’êl·leh	Preposition-m; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
sins	חַטָּאת֧וֹ	ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
he has committed	חָטָ֛א	ḥā·ṭā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2398 miss
and he will be forgiven	וְנִסְלַ֣ח	wə·nis·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5545 forgive, pardon
The remainder will belong to	וְהָיְתָ֥ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the priest	לַכֹּהֵ֖ן	lak·kō·hên	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
like the grain offering	כַּמִּנְחָֽה׃ס	kam·min·ḥāh	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4503 gift, tribute, offering

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Leviticus 5:11 Numbers 5:15 · Numbers 15:4–9 · Leviticus 2:1–2

Leviticus 5:12 Leviticus 4:35 · Leviticus 2:9 · Leviticus 2:2

Leviticus 5:13 Leviticus 2:3 · Leviticus 4:26

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