"But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then he shall bring, as his offering for the sin which he has committed, a tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, and shall put no frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Special occasions are mentioned on which sin-offerings are to be made with a particular confession of the offense for which atonement is sought ([R…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

But if he is not able. —The benign consideration for the poor, and the desire not to penalize them too heavily for their frailties…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two
young pigeons
Which is supposi…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The offenses noted here are:

  1. A man's concealing the truth when he was sworn as a witness to speak the truth, the whole truth, and n…

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