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The Use of Conditional Structures in Leviticus 12:8
וְאִם־לֹ֨א תִמְצָ֣א יָדָהּ֮ דֵּ֣י שֶׂה֒ וְלָקְחָ֣ה שְׁתֵּֽי־תֹרִ֗ים אֹ֤ו שְׁנֵי֙ בְּנֵ֣י יֹונָ֔ה אֶחָ֥ד לְעֹלָ֖ה וְאֶחָ֣ד לְחַטָּ֑את וְכִפֶּ֥ר עָלֶ֛יהָ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן וְטָהֵֽרָה׃
(Leviticus 12:8 )
And if her hand does not find enough for a lamb then she shall take two turtledoves or two sons of a dove one for a burnt offering and one for a sin offering and the priest shall make atonement for her and she shall be clean.
Introduction to the Verse
Leviticus 12:8 outlines the alternative sacrificial offering for a woman after childbirth when she cannot afford a lamb.… Learn Hebrew
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