Parsha Tazria-Metzora: Leviticus 12:1-15:33

Parsha Tazria-Metzora: Day 5 (Leviticus 14:21-32)

As with the guilt offerings in Leviticus chapter 5, we learned there is a sliding scale based on the poverty level of the person who is cleansed from his or her leprosy.

Moshe Rabbeinu declares that if a person is too poor to bring two lambs (mentioned in Leviticus 14:10-11), then he or she can bring:

1. A male lamb—which will be elevated for expiation. This practice is only performed for Thanksgiving well-being burnt offerings. Thus, as mentioned earlier, what makes this lamb a “guilt offering “ is the log of oil that is burned along with this lamb. The oil burns as the necessary fat turned to smoke, which allows for the expiation and forgiveness of guilt. The male lamb is not a guilt offering. Only a female lamb is a guilt offering (see Leviticus 5).

2. 1/10 of choice flour with oil mixed in—as…

Leviticus 14:21-32

וְאִם־דַּ֣ל ה֗וּא וְאֵ֣ין יָדוֹ֮ מַשֶּׂ֒גֶת֒ וְ֠לָקַ֠ח כֶּ֣בֶשׂ אֶחָ֥ד אָשָׁ֛ם לִתְנוּפָ֖ה לְכַפֵּ֣ר עָלָ֑יו וְעִשָּׂר֨וֹן סֹ֜לֶת אֶחָ֨ד בָּל֥וּל בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶן לְמִנְחָ֖ה וְלֹ֥ג שָֽׁמֶן׃

21 And if he be poor, and his means suffice not, then he shall take one he-lamb for a guilt-offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and one tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering, and a log of oil;

וּשְׁתֵּ֣י תֹרִ֗ים א֤וֹ שְׁנֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יוֹנָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּשִּׂ֖יג יָד֑וֹ וְהָיָ֤ה אֶחָד֙ חַטָּ֔את וְהָאֶחָ֖ד עֹלָֽה׃

22 and two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, such as his means suffice for; and the one shall be a sin-offering, and the other a burnt-offering.

וְהֵבִ֨יא אֹתָ֜ם בַּיּ֧וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֛י לְטׇהֳרָת֖וֹ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֑ן אֶל־פֶּ֥תַח אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֖ד לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃