And ifוְאִםhis meansיָדוֹdo notלֹאreachתַגִּיעenoughדֵּיfor a lamb,שֶׂהhe shall bringוְהֵבִיאas his guilt offeringאֲשָׁמוֹfor whatאֲשֶׁרhe has sinnedחָטָאtwoשְׁתֵּיturtledovesתֹרִיםorאוֹtwoשְׁנֵיyoungבְנֵיpigeonsיוֹנָהto YHWH,לַיהוָהoneאֶחָדas a sin offeringלְחַטָּאתand oneוְאֶחָדas a burnt offering.לְעֹלָה
Leviticus 5:7
Study it in the app“And if his means do not reach enough for a lamb, he shall bring as his guilt offering for what he has sinned two turtledoves or two young pigeons to YHWH, one as a sin offering and one as a burnt offering.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 5:7, 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- reachתַגִּיעtagi
reach
To reach a place or a moment.
Where else “tagi” appears- enoughדֵּיde
enough
The amount that is enough for something, with nothing lacking.
Where else “de” appears- for a lambשֶׂהse
lamb, sheep
One animal of the flock: a lamb, a sheep or a young goat.
Where else “se” appears- he shall bringהֵבִיאhevi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “hevi” appears- as his guilt offeringאֲשָׁמasham
guilt offering
The sacrifice to make amends.
Where else “asham” appears- he has sinnedחָטָאchata
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chata” appears- 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- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- as a sin offeringחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- as a burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears
Translation note
Compare Luke 2:24: it is the offering of the poor.
The context
6He shall bring his guilt offering to YHWH for his sin that he has committed: a female from the flock, a ewe lamb or a female goat, as a sin offering; and the priest shall make expiation for him for his sin.
7 · This verse (above)
8He shall bring them to the priest, and he shall present the one that is for the sin offering first, and wring its head at the back of its neck, but he shall not divide it.