Bible Verses

Cases of Poverty If a man cannot afford a sheep or a goat, he shall offer to the Lord, as payment for his sin, two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.

and bring to the Lord a female from the flock (sheep or goat) as a sacrifice for that sin. The priest shall then offer the sacrifice to atone for the man’s sin and to free him from it.

Anyone guilty in any of these cases must confess the sin they committed

Alternatively, a man may make a careless vow to do either good or evil in any matter he swears about without thinking. He doesn’t notice it at the time, but when he realizes it later, he becomes guilty.

If he accidentally touches any human uncleanness—regardless of its nature—this contact makes him unclean. He becomes guilty as soon as he recognizes what he has done.

Otherwise, he becomes unclean and guilty if he accidentally touches something unclean—the dead body of an unclean animal, whether wild or tame, or the dead body of one of the unclean beings that swarm, without realizing it.

Special Cases Sacrifice for sin is required in the following instances: A man should have come forward to give evidence in court when officially summoned, but he did not speak or provide information about anything he had seen or heard; he is subject to punishment.

He shall remove its fat, just as was done for the sheep in the peace offering, and the priest shall burn it all on the altar, in addition to the burnt offering for the Lord. This is how the priest should offer the sacrifice for the man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.

The priest shall take a little of the blood from this sacrifice on his finger and put it on the corners of the altar for burnt offerings. Then he shall pour out the rest of the blood at the foot of the altar.