Discovery BoxLeviticus 14:30 
Context14:30 “He will then make one of the turtledoves 1 or young pigeons, which are within his means, 2
Leviticus 1:14
Context1:14 “‘If his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering from the birds, 3 he must present his offering from the turtledoves or from the young pigeons. 4
Leviticus 14:22
Context14:22 and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, 5 which are within his means. 6 One will be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. 7
1 tn Heb “the one from the turtledoves.”
2 tc Heb “from which his hand reaches.” The repetition of virtually the same expression at the beginning of v. 31 in the MT is probably due to dittography (cf. the LXX and Syriac). However, the MT may be retained if it is understood as “one of the turtledoves or young pigeons that are within his means – whichever he can afford” (see J. Milgrom’s translation in Leviticus [AB], 1:828, contra his commentary, 862; cf. REB).
3 tn Heb “from the [category] ‘bird.’”
4 tn Heb “from the sons of the pigeon,” referring either to “young pigeons” (cf. KJV, NASB, NIV, NLT) or “various species of pigeon” (contrast J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:168, with J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 14).
5 tn Heb “from the sons of the pigeon,” referring either to “young pigeons” or “various species of pigeon” (contrast J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:168 with J. E. Hartley, Leviticus [WBC], 14; cf. Lev 1:14 and esp. 5:7-10).
6 tn Heb “which his hand reaches”; NRSV “such as (which NIV) he can afford.”
7 tn Heb “and one shall be a sin offering and the one a burnt offering.” The versions struggle with whether or not “one” should or should not have the definite article in its two occurrences in this verse (KJV, ASV, NAB, NASB all have the English definite article with both). The MT has the first without and the second with the article.
