⁶and he shall bring his guilt offering to^u Yahweh for his sin that he has committed:^v a female from the flock,^w a ewe-lamb or a she-goat,^x as a sin offering, and the priest shall make atonement for him for^y his sin.

⁷“ ‘If^z he cannot afford a sheep,^a he shall bring as his guilt offering for what he sinned two turtledoves or two young doves^b for Yahweh, one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering.

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Footnotes

uOr “for”
vLiterally “sinned”
wThe Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals)
xLiterally “a she-goat of goats”
yHebrew “from”
zOr “And if”
aLiterally “his hand does not touch enough of small livestock”
bLiterally “sons of dove” or “children of dove”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin.

“But if he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord as his compensation for the sin that he has committed two turtledoves or two pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As a penalty for the sin they have committed, they must bring to the Lord a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for them for their sin.

“ ‘Anyone who cannot afford a lamb is to bring two doves or two young pigeons to the Lord as a penalty for their sin—one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He must bring his penalty for guilt for the sin he has committed to the Lord: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf for his sin.

“But if he cannot afford an animal from the flock, then he may bring to the Lord two turtledoves or two young pigeons as penalty for guilt for his sin—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then you must bring to the Lord as the penalty for your sin a female from the flock, either a sheep or a goat. This is a sin offering with which the priest will purify you from your sin, making you right with the Lord.

“But if you cannot afford to bring a sheep, you may bring to the Lord two turtledoves or two young pigeons as the penalty for your sin. One of the birds will be for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin. And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

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