Mitzvah #434 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Bring an offering in accordance with one's financial ability“
Scripture Reference: LEV 5:7 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Vayikra)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'But if he cannot afford a lamb, then he shall bring to the LORD his guilt offering for that in which he has sinned, two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ז וְאִם-לֹא תַגִּיעַ יָדוֹ, דֵּי שֶׂה--וְהֵבִיא אֶת-אֲשָׁמוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטָא שְׁתֵּי תֹרִים אוֹ-שְׁנֵי בְנֵי-יוֹנָה, לַיהוָה: אֶחָד לְחַטָּאת, וְאֶחָד לְעֹלָה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
7 Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἰσχύσῃ ἡ χεὶρ αὐτοῦ τὸ ἱκανὸν εἰς τὸ πρόβατον, οἴσει περὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας αὐτοῦ, ἧς ἥμαρτεν, δύο τρυγόνας ἢ δύο νεοσσοὺς περιστερῶν κυρίῳ, ἕνα περὶ ἁμαρτίας καὶ ἕνα εἰς ὁλοκαύτωμα.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Vayikra
Sefer HaChinuch Number #123
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Sacrifices (Buch 9)
Section: Unintentional Sin
Systematic Category (P119f) Sacrifices and Offerings