1“When someone sins in any of these ways:

2Or if someone touches anything unclean Lv 11:4; Nm 19:13 — a carcass of an unclean wild animal, Lv 26:6 or unclean livestock, or an unclean swarming creature Perhaps a fish, insect, rodent, or reptile; Gn 1:20; Lv 11:20-23,29-31 Lv 11:24-40; Dt 14:8 — without being aware of it, he is unclean and guilty. Nm 5:6; Ps 68:21

3Or if he touches human uncleanness Lv 14:19 — any uncleanness by which one can become defiled Lv 11:24 — without being aware of it, but later recognizes it, he is guilty.

4Or if someone swears rashly Ps 106:33; Pr 12:18 to do what is good or evil — concerning anything a person may speak rashly in an oath — without being aware of it, but later recognizes it, he incurs guilt in such an instance. Lit in one of such things

7“But if he cannot afford an animal from the flock, then he may bring to the Lord two turtledoves or two young pigeons Lv 1:14 as restitution for his sin — one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.

8He is to bring them to the priest, who will first present the one for the sin offering. He must twist its head at the back of the neck without severing it. Gn 15:10; Lv 1:15,17

9Then he will sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood is to be drained out at the base of the altar; Lv 4:25,30 it is a sin offering.

10He must prepare the second bird as a burnt offering according to the regulation. Lv 1:14-17 In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.

11“But if he cannot afford Lit if his hand is not sufficient for two turtledoves or two young pigeons, Lk 2:24 he may bring two quarts Lit one-tenth of an ephah of fine Or wheat ; Ex 29:2 flour Lit flour as a sin offering Lv 2:1 as an offering for his sin. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.

12He is to bring it to the priest, who will take a handful from it as its memorial portion Lv 2:2 and burn it on the altar along with the fire offerings to the Lord; it is a sin offering.

13In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf concerning the sin he has committed in any of these cases, and he will be forgiven. The rest will belong to the priest, like the grain offering.” Lv 2:3,10

14Then the Lord spoke to Moses:

15“If someone offends Dt 32:51 by sinning unintentionally Nm 15:24 in regard to any of the Lord’s holy things, Things dedicated to the Lord such as tabernacle furnishings, priestly portions of the sacrifices, tenths, firstfruits, and firstborn livestock he must bring his restitution offering to the Lord: an unblemished ram from the flock (based on your assessment of its value in silver shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel Lv 27:3; Nm 3:47) as a restitution offering.

16He must make restitution Lv 14:12; 24:18 for his sin regarding any holy Lv 25:12 thing, adding a fifth of its value to it, Lv 27:13 and give it to the priest. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf with the ram of the restitution offering, and he will be forgiven. Lv 4:20,26,31,35; 6:7

17“If someone sins and without knowing it violates any of the Lord’s commands concerning anything prohibited, he bears the consequences of his guilt.

18He must bring an unblemished ram from the flock according to your assessment of its value as a restitution offering to the priest. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the error he has committed unintentionally, and he will be forgiven.

19It is a restitution offering; he is indeed guilty before the Lord.”