Imamat 14:21

The Eighth Day Atonement Rituals for the Poor Person

14:21 “If the person is poor and does not have sufficient means, ¹  he must take one male lamb as a guilt offering for a wave offering to make atonement for himself, one-tenth of an ephah of choice wheat flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil, ² 

Imamat 19:15

Justice, Love, and Propriety

19:15 “‘You ³  must not deal unjustly in judgment: ⁴  you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. ⁵  You must judge your fellow citizen fairly. ⁶ 

[14:21]  ¹ tn Heb “and his hand does not reach”; NAB, NRSV “and cannot afford so much (afford these NIV).”

[14:21]  ² tn See the notes on v. 10 above.

[19:15]  ³ tc Smr has the singular rather than the plural “you” of the MT, which brings this verb form into line with the ones surrounding it.

[19:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “You shall not do injustice in judgment” (NASB similar); cf. NIV “do not pervert justice.”

[19:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “You shall not lift up faces of poor [people] and you shall not honor faces of great.”

[19:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “In righteousness you shall judge your fellow citizen.”