Leviticus 12:8

If she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves, or two young pigeons; the one for a burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.’”

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WEBBE

If she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons: the one for a burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering. The priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.’”

BSB

But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, 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.’”

KJV

And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.

ASV

And if her means suffice not for a lamb, then she shall take two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons; the one for a burnt-offering, and the other for a sin-offering: and the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.

BBE

And if she has not money enough for a lamb, then let her take two doves or two young pigeons, one for a burned offering and the other for a sin-offering, and the priest will take away her sin and she will be clean,

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וְאִם־ ve·'im- and if H518 לֹא lo' not H3808 תִמְצָא tim·tza' it will find H4672 יָדָהּ ya·dah hand her H3027 דֵּי dei sufficiency of H1767 שֶׂה seh a sheep H7716 וְלָקְחָה ve·la·ke·chah and she will take H3947 שְׁתֵּי־ she·tei- two H8147 תֹרִים to·rim turtle-doves H8449 אוֹ 'o or H176 שְׁנֵי she·nei two H8147 בְּנֵי be·nei young ones of H1121 יוֹנָה yo·nah a dove H3123 אֶחָד 'e·chad one H259 לְעֹלָה le·'o·lah to a burnt offering H5930 וְאֶחָד ve·'e·chad and one H259 לְחַטָּאת le·cha·tat to a sin offering H2403 וְכִפֶּר ve·khi·per and he will make atonement H3722 עָלֶיהָ 'a·lei·ha on her H5921 הַכֹּהֵן ha·ko·hen the priest H3548 וְטָהֵרָה פ ve·ta·he·rah and she will be pure H2891

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Luke 2:24

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Quotations And Allusions Poor Dove, Turtle Pigeon

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