Leviticus 14:30
in Leviticus 14Then he must sacrifice the turtledoves or young pigeons, whichever he can afford,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he shall offer one of the turtle-doves, or of the young pigeons, such as he is able to get,
KJV
And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get;
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This verse in Leviticus 14
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis 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 he shall offer the one of the turtledoves,.... See Gill on Lev 14:22.
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
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָשָׂ֤ה | veasah | and he will offer | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָֽאֶחָד֙ | haechad | the one | H259 → | 971 times |
| מִן־ | min- | of | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַתֹּרִ֔ים | hatorim | the turtle-doves | H8449 → | 14 times |
| א֖וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| מִן־ | min- | of | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] young ones of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הַיּוֹנָ֑ה | haiyonah | the dove | H3123 → | 31 times |
| מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר | measher | from [that] which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| תַּשִּׂ֖יג | tasig | it will reach | H5381 → | 50 times |
| יָדֽוֹ׃ | yado | hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
וְעָשָׂ֤הand he will offer
veasahH6213 →2628 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָֽאֶחָד֙the one
haechadH259 →971 times
מִן־of
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַתֹּרִ֔יםthe turtle-doves
hatorimH8449 →14 times
א֖וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
מִן־of
min-H4480 →1188 times
בְּנֵ֣י[the] young ones of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
הַיּוֹנָ֑הthe dove
haiyonahH3123 →31 times
מֵאֲשֶׁ֥רfrom [that] which
measherH834 →5497 times
תַּשִּׂ֖יגit will reach
tasigH5381 →50 times
יָדֽוֹ׃hand his
yadoH3027 →1618 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
Romans 8:3For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin.…
it leads to
- Acts 13:39
Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.
- Galatians 4:4–5
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Hebrews 7:18–19
So the former commandment is set aside because it was weak and useless
- 2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
- Acts 13:39
Through
Luke 2:24and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
it leads to
- Leviticus 12:6–8
When the days of her purification are complete, whether for a son or for a daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a year-old lamb…
- Leviticus 12:2
“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.
- Leviticus 12:6–8
Through
Leviticus 12:8But 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…
it leads to
- Leviticus 5:7
If, 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…
- Leviticus 5:7
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.
