But ifוְאִםhis meansיָדוֹdo notלֹאreachתַשִּׂיגto twoלִשְׁתֵּיturtledovesתֹרִיםorאוֹto twoלִשְׁנֵיyoungבְנֵיpigeons,יוֹנָהhe shall bring,וְהֵבִיאas his offeringקָרְבָּנוֹfor whatאֲשֶׁרhe has sinned,חָטָאa tenthעֲשִׂירִתof an ephahהָאֵפָהof fine flourסֹלֶתas a sin offering;לְחַטָּאתhe shall notלֹאputיָשִׂיםoilשֶׁמֶןon it,עָלֶיהָand he shall notוְלֹאputיִתֵּןfrankincenseלְבֹנָהon it,עָלֶיהָforכִּיit isהִיאa sin offering.חַטָּאת
Leviticus 5:11
Study it in the app“But if his means do not reach to two turtledoves or to two young pigeons, he shall bring, as his offering for what he has sinned, a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering; he shall not put oil on it, and he shall not put frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 5:11, word by word
- his meansיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- reachתַשִּׂיגtasig
reach
To get hold of, have sufficient.
Where else “tasig” appears- to twoשְׁתֵּיshete
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shete” appears- turtledovesתֹרִיםtorim
turtledove
Turtledove.
Where else “torim” appears- youngבְנֵיvene
young
An animal's offspring, its little one.
Where else “vene” appears- pigeonsיוֹנָהyona
young pigeon
A young pigeon for sacrifice.
Where else “yona” appears- he shall bringהֵבִיאhevi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “hevi” appears- as his offeringקָרְבָּנkarban
offering
Offering (qorban): what is "brought near" to God. It comes from the verb "bring near" and is the general word for any offering; Jesus mentions it in Mark 7:11.
Where else “karban” appears- he has sinnedחָטָאchata
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chata” appears- a tenthעֲשִׂירִתasirit
tenth part
One of the ten equal parts into which something is divided.
Where else “asirit” appears- of an ephahאֵפָהefa
ephah
Ephah: a measure for grain, about twenty-two liters; also a measure in general.
Where else “efa” appears- of fine flourסֹלֶתsolet
fine flour
Fine flour, the best kind.
Where else “solet” appears- as a sin offeringחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- putיָשִׂיםyasim
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasim” appears- oilשֶׁמֶןshemen
oil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shemen” appears- putיִתֵּןyiten
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “yiten” appears- frankincenseלְבֹנָהlevona
frankincense
Frankincense: a white resin that gives off sweet-smelling smoke when burned.
Where else “levona” appears
Translation note
A tenth of an ephah was a little more than two liters of flour.
The context
10The second he shall offer as a burnt offering according to the regulation. So the priest shall make expiation for him for his sin that he has committed, and he will be forgiven.
11 · This verse (above)
12He shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take from it his full handful as its memorial portion and offer it up in smoke on the altar, on top of the fire offerings of YHWH; it is a sin offering.