New International Version The priest is to sacrifice one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. In this way he will make atonement for her before the LORD for the uncleanness of her discharge. New Living Translation The priest will offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. Through this process, the priest will purify her before the LORD for the ceremonial impurity caused by her bleeding. English Standard Version And the priest shall use one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. And the priest shall make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge. Berean Standard Bible The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge. Berean Literal Bible And the priest shall do the one as a sin offering and the one as a burnt offering, and the priest shall make atonement upon her before the face of YHWH from the discharge of her uncleanness. King James Bible And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness. New King James Version Then the priest shall offer the one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and the priest shall make atonement for her before the LORD for the discharge of her uncleanness. New American Standard Bible And the priest shall offer the one as a sin offering, and the other as a burnt offering. So the priest shall make atonement on her behalf before the LORD because of her impure discharge.’ NASB 1995 ‘The priest shall offer the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. So the priest shall make atonement on her behalf before the LORD because of her impure discharge.’ NASB 1977 ‘And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. So the priest shall make atonement on her behalf before the LORD because of her impure discharge.’ Legacy Standard Bible And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. So the priest shall make atonement on her behalf before Yahweh because of her unclean discharge.’ Amplified Bible and the priest shall offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering; and he shall make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge.’ Berean Annotated Bible The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD {YHWH} for her unclean discharge. Christian Standard Bible The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD because of her unclean discharge. Holman Christian Standard Bible The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD because of her unclean discharge.” American Standard Version And the priest shall offer the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her before Jehovah for the issue of her uncleanness. Contemporary English Version He will offer one of the birds as a sacrifice for sin and the other as a sacrifice to please me; then I will consider the woman completely clean. English Revised Version And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness. GOD'S WORD® Translation The priest will offer one as an offering for sin and the other as a burnt offering. So in the LORD's presence the priest will make peace with the LORD for the woman who had an unclean discharge. Good News Translation The priest shall offer one of them as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, and in this way he will perform the ritual of purification for her. International Standard Version Then the priest is to offer one for a sin offering and the other for a whole burnt offering. This is how the priest will make atonement in the LORD's presence for her regarding her unclean discharge. NET Bible and the priest is to make one a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. So the priest is to make atonement for her before the LORD from her discharge of impurity. New Heart English Bible The priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her before the LORD for the uncleanness of her discharge. Webster's Bible Translation And the priest shall offer the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThe priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge. World English Bible The priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her before Yahweh for the uncleanness of her discharge. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the priest has made one a sin-offering and one a burnt-offering, and the priest has made atonement for her before YHWH, because of the discharge of her uncleanness. Berean Literal Bible And the priest shall do the one as a sin offering and the one as a burnt offering, and the priest shall make atonement upon her before the face of YHWH from the discharge of her uncleanness. Young's Literal Translation and the priest hath made the one a sin-offering, and the one a burnt-offering, and the priest hath made atonement for her before Jehovah, because of the issue of her uncleanness. Smith's Literal Translation And the priest did the one a sin, and the one a burnt-offering; and the priest expiated for her, before Jehovah, from the flowing of her uncleanness. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he shall offer one for sin, and the other for a holocaust, and he shall pray for her before the Lord, and for the issue of her uncleanness. Catholic Public Domain Version And he shall offer one for sin, and the other as a holocaust, and he shall pray for her before the Lord, and for the flow of her uncleanness. New American Bible The priest shall offer one of them as a purification offering and the other as a burnt offering. Thus shall the priest make atonement before the LORD for her because of her unclean flow. New Revised Standard Version The priest shall offer one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make atonement on her behalf before the LORD for her unclean discharge. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the discharge of her uncleanness. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The Priest shall offer them, one for sin and one for a burnt sacrifice and the Priest shall atone for her from the blood of her defilement before LORD JEHOVAH. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the priest shall offer the one for a sin-offering, and the other for a burnt-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the priest shall offer one for a sin-offering, and the other for a whole-burnt-offering, and the priest shall make atonement for her before the Lord for her unclean flux. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context The Cleansing of Women…29On the eighth day she is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 30The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge. 31You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.… Cross References The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering Numbers 6:11 And the priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for him, because he has sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. On that day he must consecrate his head again. Leviticus 5:7 If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. Leviticus 12:6 When the days of her purification are complete, whether for a son or for a daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering. and the other as a burnt offering. Leviticus 5:10 And the priest must prepare the second bird as a burnt offering according to the ordinance. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven. Leviticus 12:8 But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’” Numbers 6:14 and he is to present an offering to the LORD of an unblemished year-old male lamb as a burnt offering, an unblemished year-old female lamb as a sin offering, and an unblemished ram as a peace offering— In this way the priest will make atonement for her Leviticus 14:20 and offer it on the altar, with the grain offering, to make atonement for him, and he will be clean. Leviticus 12:7 And the priest will present them before the LORD and make atonement for her; and she shall be ceremonially cleansed from her flow of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or to a female. Numbers 15:28 And the priest shall make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the person who erred by sinning unintentionally; and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven. before the LORD Leviticus 14:18 The rest of the oil in his palm, the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD. Numbers 6:7 Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the symbol of consecration to his God is upon his head. Leviticus 1:3 If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to present an unblemished male. He must bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for its acceptance before the LORD. for her unclean discharge. Leviticus 22:4 If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen, Numbers 5:2 “Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body. Deuteronomy 23:10 If any man among you becomes unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he must leave the camp and stay outside. Leviticus 5:6 and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin. Treasury of Scripture And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness. Jump to Previous Account Atonement Behalf Burnt Burnt-Offering Condition Discharge Flux Impure Issue Offer Offered Offering Sacrifice Sin Sin-Offering Unclean Uncleanness WayJump to Next Account Atonement Behalf Burnt Burnt-Offering Condition Discharge Flux Impure Issue Offer Offered Offering Sacrifice Sin Sin-Offering Unclean Uncleanness WayLeviticus 15 1. The uncleanness of men in their issues13. The cleansing of them 19. The uncleanness of women in their issues 28. Their cleansing The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering The sin offering addressed the ceremonial defilement caused by the woman’s discharge. Though the condition was not necessarily the result of personal moral sin, uncleanness prevented full participation in Israel’s worship until purification was completed. God’s holy presence required cleansing, teaching that human impurity cannot casually approach Him. The sacrifice also anticipated Christ, whose death provides the true cleansing that the Levitical offerings could only portray (Hebrews 10:12–14). Num 6:11 And the priest is to offer one as a sin offering… and the other as a burnt offering. The burnt offering was wholly presented to God, expressing restored fellowship, worship, and consecration. Having been cleansed from defilement, the worshiper was again able to draw near to the LORD in devoted service. Christ fulfilled this pattern by offering Himself completely to the Father as a fragrant sacrifice (Ephesians 5:2). Lev 5:10 And the priest must prepare the second bird… In this way the priest will make atonement for her The priest served as God’s appointed mediator under the old covenant, applying the sacrificial provision that restored the woman to ceremonial cleanness before the LORD. Israel’s priests repeatedly offered sacrifices for the unclean and guilty, pointing beyond themselves to Jesus Christ, the final High Priest, who entered God’s presence once for all by His own blood (Hebrews 9:11–12). Lev 14:20 and offer it on the altar, with the grain offering… before the LORD The sacrifice was offered before the God who dwelt among His people in the sanctuary. Israel’s laws of cleanness guarded the holiness of that dwelling place and reminded the nation that fellowship with God required His provision for cleansing. Believers now approach God through Christ and are called to offer themselves to Him in grateful obedience (Romans 12:1). Lev 14:18 The rest of the oil in his palm, the priest… for her unclean discharge. The discharge had made the woman ceremonially unclean and temporarily separated her from the worshiping community. God’s careful provision for her restoration showed both His holiness and His mercy. The cleansing rites ultimately direct attention to the deeper need for cleansing from sin, which God grants through the blood of Christ (1 John 1:7–9). Lev 22:4 If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge,… Persons / Places / Events 1. The PriestA mediator between God and the people, responsible for performing the sacrificial rituals to atone for sins and impurities. 2. The Woman Refers to a woman who has been ceremonially unclean due to a bodily discharge, requiring purification. 3. Turtledoves or Young Pigeons These birds are used as offerings, accessible to those who might not afford larger animals, symbolizing God's provision for all. 4. Sin Offering A sacrifice made to atone for unintentional sins and impurities, restoring the individual's relationship with God. 5. Burnt Offering A sacrifice symbolizing complete surrender to God, with the entire offering consumed by fire. Teaching Points Understanding Ritual PurityThe laws in Leviticus highlight the importance of purity and the need for atonement, pointing to the holiness of God and the separation sin causes. God's Provision for All The allowance of turtledoves or pigeons as offerings shows God's understanding and provision for those of different economic statuses. Symbolism of Sacrifice The dual offerings (sin and burnt) symbolize both the removal of impurity and the dedication of oneself to God. Christ as the Fulfillment These sacrifices foreshadow the ultimate atonement through Jesus Christ, who cleanses us from all sin and impurity. Living a Life of Holiness As believers, we are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness, understanding that Christ has made the ultimate atonement for us. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Leviticus 15:30?2. How does Leviticus 15:30 emphasize the importance of atonement for impurity? 3. What role do the "two turtledoves or two young pigeons" play here? 4. How does this verse connect to Christ's ultimate sacrifice for sin? 5. In what ways can we apply the concept of purification today? 6. Why is it important to understand Old Testament laws in a New Testament context? 7. What is the significance of the sin offering in Leviticus 15:30 for modern believers? 8. How does Leviticus 15:30 reflect the cultural context of ancient Israelite society? 9. Why are specific sacrifices required for purification in Leviticus 15:30? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 15? What Does Leviticus 15:30 Mean The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering• God’s command underscores that blood must be shed to address the real problem of sin and impurity (Leviticus 4:27–31; Hebrews 9:22). • Even though the woman’s condition is a physical discharge, the sin offering reminds Israel that every form of uncleanness separates people from God (Isaiah 59:2; 1 John 1:7). • The priest functions as mediator, pointing forward to the perfect High Priest who “appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of Himself” (Hebrews 9:26). and the other as a burnt offering • The burnt offering was completely consumed on the altar (Leviticus 1:3–9), symbolizing total surrender and devotion. • After sin is dealt with, worship follows; the sequence teaches that cleansing leads to consecration (Romans 12:1; Ephesians 5:2). • By presenting both offerings, the woman publicly re-enters covenant fellowship, declaring her life belongs wholly to the LORD (Psalm 40:7-8; Genesis 22:13). In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge • “Atonement” covers both guilt and impurity, restoring the worshiper to God’s presence (Leviticus 17:11; Hebrews 10:10). • The phrase “before the LORD” emphasizes that cleansing is not merely social but relational—God Himself receives the worshiper (Psalm 24:3-4). • The specific mention of “her unclean discharge” shows God’s compassionate attention to individual needs (Mark 5:25-34), affirming that no condition is beyond His power to cleanse (1 Peter 1:18-19). summary Leviticus 15:30 shows that two offerings—sin and burnt—address both impurity and devotion. The sin offering removes the barrier of uncleanness, while the burnt offering expresses renewed dedication. Together they provide atonement “before the LORD,” foreshadowing the complete, once-for-all work of Christ, who cleanses and consecrates every believer to live in unhindered fellowship with God. (30) And the priest shall offer.—Exactly in the same manner as described in Leviticus 15:15.Hebrew The priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3548: Priest is to sacrifice וְעָשָׂ֤ה (wə·‘ā·śāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make one הָאֶחָ֣ד (hā·’e·ḥāḏ) Article | Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first as a sin offering חַטָּ֔את (ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender and the other הָאֶחָ֖ד (hā·’e·ḥāḏ) Article | Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first as a burnt offering. עֹלָ֑ה (‘ō·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5930: Whole burnt offering In this way the priest הַכֹּהֵן֙ (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3548: Priest will make atonement וְכִפֶּ֨ר (wə·ḵip·per) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3722: To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel for עָלֶ֤יהָ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against her before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH for her unclean טֻמְאָתָֽהּ׃ (ṭum·’ā·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 2932: Religious impurity discharge. מִזּ֖וֹב (miz·zō·wḇ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2101: A seminal, menstrual flux Additonal Resources Leviticus 15:30 Blue Letter BibleLeviticus 15:30 Bible Gateway Leviticus 15:30 Bible.com Leviticus 15:30 NIV |
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