Leviticus 5:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And if he is not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass which he has committed, two turtledoves or two young pigeons, to the LORD; one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאִם־לֹ֨א תַגִּ֣יע יָדוֹ֮ דֵּ֣י שֶׂה֒ וְהֵבִ֨יא אֶת־אֲשָׁמ֜וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֗א שְׁתֵּ֥י תֹרִ֛ים אֽוֹ־שְׁנֵ֥י בְנֵֽי־יוֹנָ֖ה לַֽיהוָ֑ה אֶחָ֥ד לְחַטָּ֖את וְאֶחָ֥ד לְעֹלָֽה׃

Transliteration

And-if-not taggîaʿ yādô dê śeh and-hēḇîʾ ʾet-ʾăšāmô which ḥāṭāʾ two tōrîm or-two ḇĕnê-yônâ to-YHWH one for-ḥaṭṭāʾṯ and-one for-ʿōlâ

Grammar Details

• *taggîaʿ*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it reaches/attains
• *yādô*: noun, feminine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand
• *dê*: noun, masculine, singular construct - sufficiency of
• *śeh*: noun, masculine, singular - lamb/sheep
• *hēḇîʾ*: verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he brought
• *ʾăšāmô*: noun, masculine, singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his guilt offering
• *ḥāṭāʾ*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sinned
• *tōrîm*: noun, feminine, plural - turtledoves
• *ḇĕnê*: noun, masculine, plural construct - sons of/young of
• *yônâ*: noun, feminine, singular - dove/pigeon
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ḥaṭṭāʾṯ*: noun, feminine, singular - sin offering
• *ʿōlâ*: noun, feminine, singular - burnt offering

Word Meanings

• *taggîaʿ*: reaches/attains/is sufficient
• *yādô*: his hand/means/ability
• *dê*: enough/sufficient/adequate for
• *śeh*: lamb/sheep/young goat
• *hēḇîʾ*: brings/shall bring/causes to come
• *ʾăšāmô*: his guilt/guilt offering/reparation
• *ḥāṭāʾ*: sinned/erred/missed the mark/transgressed
• *tōrîm*: turtledoves
• *ḇĕnê*: sons of/young of/offspring of
• *yônâ*: dove/pigeon
• *ḥaṭṭāʾṯ*: sin offering/sin/purification offering
• *ʿōlâ*: burnt offering/ascending offering/holocaust

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If they cannot afford a sheep, they shall bring to the LORD as a guilt offering for their sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons: one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And if he be not ab to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtdoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And if his means suffice not for a lamb, then he shall bring his trespass-offering for that wherein he hath sinned, two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, unto Jehovah; one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But yf he be not able to brynge a shepe, then let him brynge for his trespace which he hath synned, two turtyll doues or two yonge pygeons vnto the Lorde one for a synneoffrynge and another for a burntofferynge.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But yf he be not able to brynge a shepe, then let him brynge vnto ye LORDE for his offence that he hath done, two turtill doues or two yonge pigeons: one for a synofferynge, the other for a burntofferynge,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But if he be not able to bring a sheepe, he shall bring for his trespas which he hath committed, two turtle doues, or two yong pigeons vnto the Lord, one for a sinne offring, and the other for a burnt offring.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And if he be not able to bryng a sheepe, he shall bryng for his trespasse whiche he hath sinned, two turtle doues, or two young pigeons vnto the Lorde: one for a sinne offering, & the other for a burnt offering.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "'If he can't afford a lamb, then he shall bring his trespass offering for that in which he has sinned, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, to Yahweh; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And if his hand reach not to the sufficiency of a lamb, then he hath brought in his guilt-offering -- he who hath sinned -- two turtle-doves or two young pigeons to Jehovah, one for a sin-offering, and one for a burnt-offering;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if his means suffice not for a lamb, then he shall bring his trespass-offering for that wherein he hath sinned, two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, unto Jehovah; one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if his means suffice not for a lamb, then he shall bring his trespass-offering for that wherein he hath sinned, two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, unto Jehovah; one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And if he has not money enough for a lamb, then let him give, for his offering to the Lord, two doves or two young pigeons; one for a sin-offering and one for a burned offering.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "'If he can't afford a lamb, then he shall bring his trespass offering for that in which he has sinned, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, to Yahweh; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “‘If he cannot afford an animal from the flock, he must bring his penalty for guilt for his sin that he has committed, two turtledoves or two young pigeons, to the LORD, one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 12:8 : 8 And if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons; one for the burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
• Lev 14:21-22 : 21 And if he is poor and cannot afford so much, then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil; 22 And two turtledoves or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get, and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.
• Lev 14:31 : 31 Even what he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the grain offering: and the priest shall make atonement for him who is to be cleansed before the LORD.
• Lev 15:14-15 : 14 And on the eighth day he shall take for himself two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them to the priest: 15 And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his discharge.
• Lev 15:30 : 30 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness.
• Lev 16:5 : 5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
• Matt 3:16 : 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, came up immediately out of the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him:
• Matt 10:16 : 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: therefore, be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
• Luke 2:24 : 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.
• 2 Cor 8:12 : 12 For if there is first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.
• Heb 10:6-9 : 6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you had no pleasure. 7 Then I said, Behold, I have come (in the volume of the book it is written of me) to do your will, O God. 8 Previously saying, Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin you did not desire, nor had pleasure in them (which are offered according to the law), 9 Then he said, Behold, I have come to do your will, O God. He takes away the first that he may establish the second. 10 By that will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
• Jas 2:5-6 : 5 Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? 6 But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and haul you into the courts?
• Lev 1:14-15 : 14 And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD is of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or of young pigeons. 15 And the priest shall bring it to the altar, and wring off its head and burn it on the altar; and its blood shall be drained out at the side of the altar:
• Lev 5:8-9 : 8 And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer the one for the sin offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it completely: 9 And he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar: it is a sin offering.
• Lev 5:11 : 11 But if he is not able to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then he who has sinned shall bring for his offering one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil on it, nor shall he put any frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.
• Lev 9:3 : 3 And to the children of Israel you shall speak, saying, Take a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;