Leviticus 5:7

Jerome's Latin Vulgate

Sin autem non potuerit offerre pecus, offerat duos turtures, vel duos pullos columbarum Domino, unum pro peccato, et alterum in holocaustum,

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Nequaquam ultra dabitis paleas populo ad conficiendos lateres, sicut prius : sed ipsi vadant, et colligant stipulas.

Nova Vulgata (1979)
Sin autem non potuerit offerre pecus, offerat ut sacrificium pro delicto duos turtures vel duos pullos columbarum Domino: unum in sacrificium pro peccato et alterum in holocaustum;

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he be not able to bring a lamb: Heb. his hand cannot reach to the sufficiency of a lamb, Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 14:21, 2 Corinthians 8:12, James 2:5, James 2:6

two turtledoves: Leviticus 1:14, Leviticus 1:15, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 10:16, Luke 2:24

one: Leviticus 5:8, Leviticus 5:9, Leviticus 9:3, Leviticus 14:22, Leviticus 14:31, Leviticus 15:14, Leviticus 15:15, Leviticus 15:30, Leviticus 16:5, Hebrews 10:6-10

Reciprocal: Leviticus 14:4 - two birds Leviticus 14:12 - trespass Leviticus 25:26 - himself be able to redeem it Leviticus 27:8 - poorer Numbers 6:10 - General Numbers 8:12 - the one Deuteronomy 16:10 - a tribute Matthew 21:12 - doves

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And if he be not able to bring a lamb,.... He is not possessed of a lamb, nor able to purchase one:

then he shall bring for his trespass which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord; either the one or the other; these were common, and in great plenty in the land of Israel, as Maimonides y observes, which was the reason of their being ordered, since to be had cheap. The turtledoves were larger, as the Targum of Jonathan calls them, being older, and the pigeons lesser, being young; or the one were grown, and not little, and the other little, and not grown, as the Jewish writers z observe; and either of them were proper emblems of Christ in his purity, innocence, and meekness, by whom an atonement is made both for the rich and poor:

one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; one of the turtle doves or pigeons, whichsoever were brought, was offered up as a sin offering, and the other that remained was offered up as a burnt offering; so that the poor man had two sorts of offerings out of what he brought, when the rich had but one; and may denote the completeness of his sacrifice, and the full atonement made by it.

y Moreh Nevochim, par. 3. c. 46. z Maimon & Bartenora in Misn. Cholin, c. 1. sect. 5.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Special occasions are mentioned on which sin-offerings are to be made with a particular confession of the offence for which atonement is sought Leviticus 5:5.

Leviticus 5:1

Swearing - Adjuration. The case appears to be that of one who has been put upon his oath as a witness by a magistrate, and fails to utter all he has seen and heard (compare the marginal references. and Proverbs 29:24; Numbers 5:21).

Leviticus 5:2-3

Hid from him - Either through forgetfulness or indifference, so that purification had been neglected. In such a case there had been a guilty negligence, and a sin-offering was required. On the essential connection between impurity and the sin-offering, see Leviticus 12:1.

Leviticus 5:4

Pronouncing - Idly speaking Psalms 106:33. The reference is to an oath to do something uttered in recklessness or passion and forgotten as soon as uttered.

Leviticus 5:6

His trespass offering - Rather, as his forfeit, that is, whatever is due for his offence. The term “trespass-offering” is out of place here, since it has become the current designation for a distinct kind of sin-offering mentioned in the next section (see Leviticus 5:14 note).

A lamb or a kid of the goats - A sheep Leviticus 4:32 or a shaggy she-goat Leviticus 4:23.

Leviticus 5:7-10

See Leviticus 1:14-16; Leviticus 12:8. In the larger offerings of the ox and the sheep, the fat which was burned upon the altar represented, like the burnt-offering, the dedication of the worshipper; in this case, the same meaning was conveyed by one of the birds being treated as a distinct burnt-offering.

Leviticus 5:7

A lamb - One of the flock, either a sheep or a goat.

For his trespass, which he hath committed - As his forfeit for the sin he hath committed.

Leviticus 5:11

tenth part of an ephah i. e. - “the tenth deal;” probably less than half a gallon. See Leviticus 19:36 note. This sin-offering of meal was distinguished from the ordinary מנחה mı̂nchāh Leviticus 2:1 by the absence of oil and frankincense.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Leviticus 5:7. If he be not able to bring a lamb — See the conclusion of Clarke's note on "Leviticus 1:16".