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.
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The sacrificial act expressed an acknowledgment of sin and a dedication of herself to Yahweh. See Lev 8:14. Lev 12:6 Of the first year - literally, as in the margin, “a son of his year.” This…
Adam Clarke
And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons - As the Virgin Mary brought only the latter, hence it is evident that she was not able, i. e., she was…
A woman that had lain in, when the time set for her return to the sanctuary had come, was not to attend there empty, but must bring her offerings, Lev 12:6. 1. A burnt-offering; a lamb if she was…
Cambridge Bible
if her means suffice not for a lamb -if she be not able to bring," A.V. Its mg. -If her hand find not sufficiency of," is the literal rendering of the Heb.
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