Leviticus 14:22
in Leviticus 14and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and two turtle-doves, 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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Leviticus 14
Commentary
4 notes on this verseBut it is observable that though a meaner sacrifice was accepted from the poor, yet the very same ceremony was used for them as was for the rich; for their souls are as precious and Christ and his gospel are the same to both. Let not us therefore have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ with respect of persons, Jam. ii.
This site's exposition
if he be poor, and cannot get
on Leviticus 14:21-32
Twelve verses run the whole rite again for a man who cannot afford it, and no step of the ceremony is dropped. Two of the three lambs become two turtledoves or two young pigeons and the flour falls from three tenth deals to one, while the log of oil, the waving, the seven sprinklings and the blood on ear, thumb and toe stand exactly as before. The animal that poverty never removes is the lamb of the trespass offering. Matthew Henry notes that the same ceremony was used for the poor as for the rich.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb--a kind and considerate provision for an extension of the privilege to lepers of the poorer class. The blood of their smaller offering was to be applied in the same process of purification and they were as publicly and completely cleansed as those who brought a costlier offering (Ac 10:34).
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The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּשְׁתֵּ֣י | ushetei | and two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| תֹרִ֗ים | torim | turtle-doves | H8449 → | 14 times |
| א֤וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| שְׁנֵי֙ | shenei | two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | young ones of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יוֹנָ֔ה | yonah | a dove | H3123 → | 31 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| תַּשִּׂ֖יג | tasig | it will reach | H5381 → | 50 times |
| יָד֑וֹ | yado | hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| וְהָיָ֤ה | vehayah | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אֶחָד֙ | ʾechad | one [bird] | H259 → | 971 times |
| חַטָּ֔את | chatat | a sin offering | H2403 → | 295 times |
| וְהָאֶחָ֖ד | vehaechad | and the one | H259 → | 971 times |
| עֹלָֽה׃ | ʾolah | a burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
וּשְׁתֵּ֣יand two
usheteiH8147 →768 times
תֹרִ֗יםturtle-doves
torimH8449 →14 times
א֤וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
שְׁנֵי֙two
sheneiH8147 →768 times
בְּנֵ֣יyoung ones of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
יוֹנָ֔הa dove
yonahH3123 →31 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
תַּשִּׂ֖יגit will reach
tasigH5381 →50 times
יָד֑וֹhand his
yadoH3027 →1618 times
וְהָיָ֤הand it will be
vehayahH1961 →3559 times
אֶחָד֙one [bird]
ʾechadH259 →971 times
חַטָּ֔אתa sin offering
chatatH2403 →295 times
וְהָאֶחָ֖דand the one
vehaechadH259 →971 times
עֹלָֽה׃a burnt offering
ʾolahH5930 →287 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ezekiel 7:16The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity.
it leads to
- Isaiah 38:14
I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Ezra 9:15
O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”
- Isaiah 59:11
We all growl like bears and moan like doves. We hope for justice, but find none, for salvation, but it is far from us.
- Isaiah 38:14
Through
Leviticus 5:7If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt…
it leads to
- Leviticus 12:8
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…
- Leviticus 12:8
Through
Song of Solomon 2:14O my dove in the clefts of the rock, in the crevices of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your countenance is…
it leads to
- Song of Solomon 5:2
I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with…
- Ezra 9:5–6
At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God,
- Song of Solomon 1:5
I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
- Exodus 3:6
Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to…
- Song of Solomon 5:2
Where this verse is studied
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About Leviticus

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
