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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220&#8217If the offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, you are to offer a dove or a young pigeon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“If you present a bird as a burnt offering to the LORD, choose either a turtledove or a young pigeon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“If his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If, instead, one’s offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present a turtledove or a young pigeon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD <i>be</i> of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘And if the burnt sacrifice of his offering to the LORD <i>is</i> of birds, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or young pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘But if his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering from the turtledoves or from young doves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216But if his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering from the turtledoves or from young pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘But if his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring his offering from the turtledoves or from young pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘But if his offering to Yahweh is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring near his offering from the turtledoves or from young pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘But if his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall bring turtledoves or young pigeons as his offering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“If his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present his offering from the turtledoves or young pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If his gift to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present his offering from the turtledoves or young pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if his oblation to Jehovah be a burnt-offering of birds, then he shall offer his oblation of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you offer a bird for this kind of sacrifice, it must be a dove or a pigeon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if his oblation to the LORD be a burnt offering of fowls, then he shall offer his oblation of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If your offering to the LORD is a bird, you must sacrifice a mourning dove or pigeon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you are offering a bird as a burnt offering, it must be a dove or a pigeon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"If his offering is a burnt offering of birds to the LORD, he is to bring turtledoves or young doves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If, instead, one?s offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present a turtledove or a young pigeon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'If his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering from the birds, he must present his offering from the turtledoves or from the young pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'If his offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall offer his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD shall be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtle doves, or of young pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘If his offering to Yahweh is a burnt offering of birds, then he shall offer his offering from turtledoves or of young pigeons. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And if his offering [is] a burnt-offering out of the bird to YHWH, then he has brought his offering near out of the turtle-doves or out of the young pigeons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And if his offering is a burnt-offering out of the fowl to Jehovah, than he hath brought near his offering out of the turtle-doves or out of the young pigeons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if from the birds he brought near a burnt-offering to Jehovah, and he brought near from the turtle-doves, or from the sons of the dove his offering,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But if the oblation of a holocaust to the Lord be of birds, of turtles, or of young pigeons, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if the oblation of a holocaust to the Lord is of birds, either of turtledoves, or young pigeons,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If a person offers a bird as a burnt offering to the LORD, the offering brought must be a turtledove or a pigeon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If your offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, you shall choose your offering from turtledoves or pigeons.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves or of young pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if his offering is a burnt offering from fowl to LORD JEHOVAH, he shall offer from turtledoves to LORD JEHOVAH or his offering of sons of doves.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if his offering to the LORD be a burnt-offering of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtle-doves, or of young pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if he bring his gift, a burnt-offering to the Lord, of birds, then shall he bring his gift of doves or pigeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/1-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=123" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/1.htm">Laws for Burnt Offerings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall bring all of it and burn it on the altar; it is a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If, instead,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7133.htm" title="7133: qā·rə·bā·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or qurban; from qarab; something brought near the altar, i.e. A sacrificial present.">one’s offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: ‘ō·lāh (N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">is a burnt offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/5775.htm" title="5775: hā·‘ō·wp̄ (Art:: N-ms) -- Flying creatures. From uwph; a bird, often collectively.">birds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: wə·hiq·rîḇ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">he is to present</a> <a href="/hebrew/7133.htm" title="7133: qā·rə·bā·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or qurban; from qarab; something brought near the altar, i.e. A sacrificial present."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8449.htm" title="8449: hat·tō·rîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Turtledove. Or tor; probably the same as towr; a ring-dove, often as a term of endearment.">a turtledove</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">a young</a> <a href="/hebrew/3123.htm" title="3123: hay·yō·w·nāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Dove. Probably from the same as yayin; a dove.">pigeon.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>Then the priest shall bring it to the altar, twist off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained out on the side of the altar.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-9.htm">Genesis 15:9</a></span><br />And the LORD said to him, “Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a turtledove and a young pigeon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-18.htm">Exodus 29:18</a></span><br />Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/6-10.htm">Numbers 6:10-11</a></span><br />On the eighth day he must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / And the priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for him, because he has sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. On that day he must consecrate his head again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-27.htm">Deuteronomy 12:27</a></span><br />Present the meat and blood of your burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD your God. The blood of your other sacrifices must be poured out beside the altar of the LORD your God, but you may eat the meat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-31.htm">2 Chronicles 29:31-33</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings. / The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD. / And the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-19.htm">Psalm 51:19</a></span><br />Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11</a></span><br />“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-22.htm">Jeremiah 7:22-23</a></span><br />For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices, / but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-40.htm">Ezekiel 20:40-41</a></span><br />For on My holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your offerings and choice gifts, along with all your holy sacrifices. / When I bring you from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered, I will accept you as a pleasing aroma. And I will show My holiness through you in the sight of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a></span><br />For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a></span><br />For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-16.htm">Matthew 3:16-17</a></span><br />As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him. / And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-29.htm">Matthew 10:29-31</a></span><br />Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. / So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-10.htm">Mark 1:10-11</a></span><br />As soon as Jesus came up out of the water, He saw the heavens breaking open and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove. / And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-24.htm">Luke 2:24</a></span><br />and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons.</p><p class="hdg">of fowls</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">Leviticus 5:7</a></b></br> And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Leviticus 12:8</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Matthew 11:29</a></b></br> Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-10.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/genesis/15-9.htm">Dove</a> <a href="/john/2-16.htm">Doves</a> <a href="/genesis/9-10.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/genesis/15-11.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-10.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/genesis/15-9.htm">Pigeon</a> <a href="/john/2-16.htm">Pigeons</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-13.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/luke/2-25.htm">Turtle</a> <a href="/luke/2-24.htm">Turtledoves</a> <a href="/luke/2-24.htm">Turtle-Doves</a> <a href="/exodus/34-26.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-16.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-17.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-17.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/psalms/55-6.htm">Dove</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">Doves</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-26.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Oblation</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-15.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-17.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm">Pigeon</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">Pigeons</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-17.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/psalms/74-19.htm">Turtle</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">Turtledoves</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">Turtle-Doves</a> <a href="/leviticus/4-3.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/1-1.htm">The law of burnt offerings</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">of the herd</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/1-10.htm">of the flocks</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/1-14.htm">of the fowls</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The provision for offering birds instead of larger animals like bulls or sheep indicates God's accommodation for the poor, ensuring that everyone, regardless of economic status, could participate in worship and atonement. This reflects God's inclusivity and compassion, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/luke/2-24.htm">Luke 2:24</a>, where Mary and Joseph offer birds at Jesus' presentation in the temple, indicating their humble status.<p><b>he is to present a turtledove or a young pigeon</b><br>Turtledoves and young pigeons were common and inexpensive birds in ancient Israel, making them accessible to the poorer segments of society. These birds were often used in sacrificial rituals, as seen in <a href="/genesis/15-9.htm">Genesis 15:9</a>, where Abram offers a turtledove and a young pigeon. The choice of these specific birds also points to their symbolic purity and innocence, qualities that are significant in sacrificial offerings. In the New Testament, Jesus' sacrifice is often seen as the ultimate fulfillment of the sacrificial system, embodying purity and innocence, as highlighted in <a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a>. The offering of birds can be seen as a type of Christ, who, though humble and of no worldly wealth, was the perfect sacrifice for humanity's sins.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The central figure to whom the offerings are made, representing the God of Israel who established the sacrificial system.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_offerer.htm">The Offerer</a></b><br>An Israelite bringing a burnt offering to the LORD, seeking atonement or expressing devotion.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/turtledove_or_young_pigeon.htm">Turtledove or Young Pigeon</a></b><br>The specific birds mentioned as acceptable offerings, often used by those who could not afford larger animals.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_altar.htm">The Altar</a></b><br>The place where the burnt offerings are presented and consumed by fire, symbolizing the offering's ascent to God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The dwelling place of God among His people, where the sacrificial system was carried out.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/accessibility_of_worship.htm">Accessibility of Worship</a></b><br>The provision for offering birds shows God's inclusivity, allowing even the poor to participate in worship and atonement.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The burnt offering symbolizes total dedication to God, as the entire offering is consumed by fire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/foreshadowing_of_christ.htm">Foreshadowing of Christ</a></b><br>The sacrificial system points to Jesus, the ultimate sacrifice, who fulfills the law and provides true atonement.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_worship.htm">Humility in Worship</a></b><br>The use of humble offerings like birds reminds believers that God values the heart's intent over the material value of the offering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_commands.htm">Faithfulness to God's Commands</a></b><br>The detailed instructions for offerings emphasize the importance of obedience and reverence in worship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_nomads_sustain_leviticus_sacrifices.htm">How could a nomadic people in the desert, as described in Exodus, realistically sustain the large-scale animal sacrifices outlined in Leviticus 1? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_leviticus_1_and_hosea_6_6_align.htm">How does the emphasis on burnt offerings in Leviticus 1 align with later scripture stressing mercy over sacrifice (Hosea 6:6)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_leviticus_12_6-7_still_relevant.htm">Given that other Old Testament laws have been revised or replaced, why does Leviticus 12:6-7 still treat normal biological processes as sources of impurity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">Be of fowls.</span>--The fowls here are in contrast to the cattle in <a href="/leviticus/1-2.htm" title="Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, If any man of you bring an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock.">Leviticus 1:2</a>. And as the quadrupeds there are immediately defined to consist of bullocks, sheep and goats, so the generic term <span class= "ital">winged creature </span>is here restricted to the dove and pigeon. It will thus be seen that five different kinds are allowed for the burnt offering, viz., the bullock, lamb, goat, dove and pigeon, the same that Abram was commanded to offer (<a href="/genesis/15-9.htm" title="And he said to him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.">Genesis 15:9</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Of turtledoves.</span>--Though in the case of the burnt offering, as well as of the sin offering, pigeons were permitted to those who were too poor to offer quadrupeds, yet in certain other cases birds were prescribed for all irrespective of their circumstances. Not only did turtledoves regularly come in large flocks (<a href="/context/songs/2-11.htm" title="For, see, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone;">Song of Solomon 2:11-12</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/8-7.htm" title="Yes, the stork in the heaven knows her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.">Jeremiah 8:7</a>) into Palestine at certain periods, but owing to these sacrifices the Jews have always kept dove-cots and reared pigeons (<a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm" title="And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.">2Kings 6:25</a>; <a href="/isaiah/60-8.htm" title="Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?">Isaiah 60:8</a>; Joseph. <span class= "ital">Wars, v.</span> 4, 4). To supply the demand for them, dealers in these birds sat about with them in cages on stalls in the Temple court (<a href="/matthew/21-2.htm" title="Saying to them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway you shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them to me.">Matthew 21:2</a>; <a href="/john/11-16.htm" title="Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, to his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.">John 11:16</a>, &c.). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls.</span> A comparison of <a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Leviticus 12:8</a> leads us to infer that the permission to offer a bird was a concession to poverty. The pigeon and the turtle-dove were the most easy to procure, as the domestic fowl was at this time unknown to the Hebrews. The first and only allusion in the Bible to the hen occurs in the New Testament (<a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a>; <a href="/luke/13-30.htm">Luke 13:30</a>, nor is there any representation of the domestic fowl in ancient Egyptian paintings. The domicile of the bird was still confined to India. A single pigeon or turtle-dove formed a sacrifice, and there was no rule in respect to sex, as there was in the case of the quadrupeds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/1-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If, instead,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִ֧ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one’s offering</span><br /><span class="heb">קָרְבָּנ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rə·bā·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7133.htm">Strong's 7133: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something brought near the altar, a sacrificial present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַֽיהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is a burnt offering</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹלָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">birds,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָע֛וֹף</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ō·wp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5775.htm">Strong's 5775: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flying creatures</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he is to offer</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִקְרִ֣יב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiq·rîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a turtledove</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתֹּרִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tō·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8449.htm">Strong's 8449: </a> </span><span class="str2">A ring-dove, a term of endearment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">א֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a young</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pigeon.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּוֹנָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - 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