Verse Lens · Context pointer
Leviticus 5:11 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 11. 11But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.
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Role in This Section
This verse opens a still-lower-cost flour option without oil or frankincense.
Read It With
- Leviticus 5:7-13
Read through 5:7-13 and watch how each actor, material, status, or command relates. Leviticus 5:11 opens a still-lower-cost flour option without oil or frankincense; the whole unit establishes this: Someone unable to afford a sheep may bring two birds, and someone unable to afford birds may bring plain flour without oil or incense; atonement and forgiveness remain available.
Why It Needs Context
This verse opens a still-lower-cost flour option without oil or frankincense. Its force depends on Leviticus 5:7-13, where the complete ritual, legal, narrative, or calendar movement supplies the teachable claim.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Leviticus 5:7-13 — Bird and flour alternatives keep purification open to the poorSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: Leviticus 5:7-13, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus
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Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, ritual and legal vocabulary, names, clause relationships, KJV language controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lev.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 5:7-13
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