Leviticus 5:7

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.

Cross-references

Leviticus 5:8 continues the instructions — the priest offers the sin offering bird from verse 7 first.

Leviticus 5:9 details the blood sprinkling for the sin offering bird introduced in verse 7.

Leviticus 5:11 continues the sliding scale for the poor, offering fine flour if even birds are unaffordable.

Leviticus 1:14 describes the burnt offering of birds, which is offered alongside the sin offering here.

Leviticus 12:8 applies the same bird offering for a poor woman after childbirth, mirroring this provision.

Leviticus 14:22 repeats the same bird offering for the poor leper's purification — identical substitution principle.

Leviticus 14:31 again uses the same bird offering for the poor leper — reiterates the law from here.

Leviticus 15:14 prescribes the same bird offering for the poor person with a discharge — another application of this law.

Leviticus 15:15 requires the same two-bird offering for a man's discharge, extending the same sin offering provision to purification cases.

Leviticus 15:30 mirrors this for a woman's discharge, applying the same bird offering for atonement.

Leviticus 27:8 similarly adjusts requirements for the poor, allowing priest discretion in vow valuations — echoing the same mercy.

Leviticus 14:21 parallels this with a reduced offering for the poor in the leprosy cleansing ritual.

Leviticus 1:15 Related theme

Leviticus 1:15 provides the ritual procedure for the burnt offering of a bird — the same type mentioned here for the poor.

Luke 2:24 Citation

Luke 2:24 shows Mary offering the same bird pair as here, fulfilling the law's provision for the poor.

2 Corinthians 8:12 echoes this principle: offering is accepted according to what one has, not what one lacks.

Hebrews 10:6-10 quotes Psalm 40 saying God takes no pleasure in such animal sacrifices, contrasting Christ's once-for-all offering with Levitical bird offerings.

Numbers 6:10 prescribes the exact same offering (two turtledoves/pigeons) for a Nazirite's defilement — identical ritual.

James 2:5 Related theme

James 2:5 affirms God's special regard for the poor, consistent with the provision for poor worshipers here.

James 2:6 Contrast

James 2:6 rebukes despising the poor, contrasting with the respectful provision for the poor in this law.