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10 On the eighth day the individual shall take two unblemished male lambs, one unblemished yearling ewe lamb, three tenths of an ephah of bran flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and one log[a] of oil. 11 The priest who performs the purification ceremony shall place the person who is being purified, as well as all these offerings, before the Lord at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 12 Taking one of the male lambs, the priest shall present it as a reparation offering,(A) along with the log of oil, raising them as an elevated(B) offering before the Lord. 13 This lamb shall be slaughtered in the sacred place where the purification offering and the burnt offering are slaughtered, because the reparation offering is like the purification offering; it belongs to the priest and is most holy. 14 [b](C)Then the priest shall take some of the blood of the reparation offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified. 15 The priest shall also take the log of oil and pour some of it into the palm of his own left hand; 16 then, dipping his right finger in the oil on his left palm, he shall sprinkle some of it with his finger seven times before the Lord. 17 Of the oil left in his hand the priest shall put some on the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified, over the blood of the reparation offering. 18 The rest of the oil in his hand the priest shall put on the head(D) of the one being purified. Thus shall the priest make atonement for the individual before the Lord. 19 The priest shall next offer the purification offering,(E) thus making atonement on behalf of the one being purified from the uncleanness. After this the burnt offering shall be slaughtered. 20 The priest shall offer the burnt offering(F) and the grain offering on the altar before the Lord. Thus shall the priest make atonement for the person, and the individual will become clean.

Poor Person’s Sacrifices. 21 If a person is poor and cannot afford so much,(G) that person shall take one male lamb for a reparation offering, to be used as an elevated offering in atonement, one tenth of an ephah of bran flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, a log of oil, 22 and two turtledoves or pigeons, which the individual can more easily afford, the one as a purification offering and the other as a burnt offering. 23 On the eighth day of purification the person shall bring them to the priest, at the entrance of the tent of meeting before the Lord. 24 Taking the lamb of the reparation offering, along with the log of oil, the priest shall raise them as an elevated offering before the Lord. 25 When the lamb of the reparation offering has been slaughtered, the priest shall take some of its blood, and put it on the lobe of the right ear, on the thumb of the right hand, and on the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified. 26 The priest shall then pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand 27 and with his right finger sprinkle some of the oil in his left palm seven times before the Lord. 28 Some of the oil in his hand the priest shall also put on the lobe of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the big toe of the right foot of the person being purified, where he had sprinkled the blood of the reparation offering. 29 The rest of the oil in his hand the priest shall put on the head of the one being purified. Thus shall he make atonement for the individual before the Lord. 30 Then, of the turtledoves or pigeons, such as the person can afford, 31 the priest shall offer one as a purification offering and the other as a burnt offering,(H) along with the grain offering. Thus shall the priest make atonement before the Lord for the person who is being purified. 32 This is the ritual for one afflicted with a scaly infection who has insufficient means for purification.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:10 Log: a liquid measure of capacity attested in the Bible only here. It is apparently equal in capacity to one-half liter.
  2. 14:14–17 The application of blood and oil here facilitates the movement of the person from the severely impure to the pure profane sphere; it reintegrates him or her into the community. Cf. 8:23–24.

10 “On the eighth day(A) they must bring two male lambs and one ewe lamb(B) a year old, each without defect, along with three-tenths of an ephah[a](C) of the finest flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering,(D) and one log[b] of oil.(E) 11 The priest who pronounces them clean shall present(F) both the one to be cleansed and their offerings before the Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting.(G)

12 “Then the priest is to take one of the male lambs and offer it as a guilt offering,(H) along with the log of oil; he shall wave them before the Lord as a wave offering.(I) 13 He is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area(J) where the sin offering[c] and the burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest;(K) it is most holy. 14 The priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot.(L) 15 The priest shall then take some of the log of oil, pour it in the palm of his own left hand,(M) 16 dip his right forefinger into the oil in his palm, and with his finger sprinkle some of it before the Lord seven times.(N) 17 The priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.(O) 18 The rest of the oil in his palm the priest shall put on the head of the one to be cleansed(P) and make atonement for them before the Lord.

19 “Then the priest is to sacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from their uncleanness.(Q) After that, the priest shall slaughter the burnt offering 20 and offer it on the altar, together with the grain offering, and make atonement for them,(R) and they will be clean.(S)

21 “If, however, they are poor(T) and cannot afford these,(U) they must take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for them, together with a tenth of an ephah[d] of the finest flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of oil, 22 and two doves or two young pigeons,(V) such as they can afford, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.(W)

23 “On the eighth day they must bring them for their cleansing to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting,(X) before the Lord.(Y) 24 The priest is to take the lamb for the guilt offering,(Z) together with the log of oil,(AA) and wave them before the Lord as a wave offering.(AB) 25 He shall slaughter the lamb for the guilt offering and take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot.(AC) 26 The priest is to pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand,(AD) 27 and with his right forefinger sprinkle some of the oil from his palm seven times before the Lord. 28 Some of the oil in his palm he is to put on the same places he put the blood of the guilt offering—on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot. 29 The rest of the oil in his palm the priest shall put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for them before the Lord.(AE) 30 Then he shall sacrifice the doves or the young pigeons, such as the person can afford,(AF) 31 one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering,(AG) together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the Lord on behalf of the one to be cleansed.(AH)

32 These are the regulations for anyone who has a defiling skin disease(AI) and who cannot afford the regular offerings(AJ) for their cleansing.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 14:10 That is, probably about 11 pounds or about 5 kilograms
  2. Leviticus 14:10 That is, about 1/3 quart or about 0.3 liter; also in verses 12, 15, 21 and 24
  3. Leviticus 14:13 Or purification offering; also in verses 19, 22 and 31
  4. Leviticus 14:21 That is, probably about 3 1/2 pounds or about 1.6 kilograms