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Leviticus 12:8

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8But if she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons,k one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering.l In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.m’ ”

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Cross references

  1. kSee Ge 15:9; Lev 14:22
  2. lLev 5:7; Lk 2:22–24*
  3. mSee Lev 4:26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But if she doesn’t have sufficient means for a sheep, she may take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement on her behalf, and she will be clean.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“If a woman cannot afford to bring a lamb, she must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons. One will be for the burnt offering and the other for the purification offering. The priest will sacrifice them to purify her, and she will be ceremonially clean.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And if she cannot afford a sheep, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young doves—one as a burnt offering and one as a sin offering—and the priest shall make atonement for her, so that she shall be clean.’ ”

KJV 1900King James Version

And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.