Leviticus 14:22

14:22 and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, ¹  which are within his means. ²  One will be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. ³ 

Leviticus 15:15

15:15 and the priest is to make one of them a sin offering ⁴  and the other a burnt offering. ⁵  So the priest ⁶  is to make atonement for him before the Lord for ⁷  his discharge.

¹ tn Heb “from the sons of the pigeon,” referring either to “young pigeons” or “various species of pigeon” (contrast J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:168 with J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 14; cf. Lev 1:14 and esp. 5:7-10).

² tn Heb “which his hand reaches”; NRSV “such as (which NIV) he can afford.”

³ tn Heb “and one shall be a sin offering and the one a burnt offering.” The versions struggle with whether or not “one” should or should not have the definite article in its two occurrences in this verse (KJV, ASV, NAB, NASB all have the English definite article with both). The MT has the first without and the second with the article.

⁴ sn See the note on Lev 4:3 regarding the term “sin offering.”

⁵ tn Heb “and the priest shall make them one a sin offering and the one a burnt offering.” See the note on Lev 1:3 regarding the “burnt offering.”

⁶ tn Heb “And the priest.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) can be considered to have resultative force here.

⁷ tn Heb “from”; see the note on 4:26.