Discovery BoxLuke 2:24 
Context2:24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is specified in the law of the Lord, a pair of doves 1 or two young pigeons. 2
Luke 7:14
Context7:14 Then 3 he came up 4 and touched 5 the bier, 6 and those who carried it stood still. He 7 said, “Young man, I say to you, get up!”
1 sn The offering of a pair of doves or two young pigeons, instead of a lamb, speaks of the humble roots of Jesus’ family – they apparently could not afford the expense of a lamb.
2 sn A quotation from Lev 12:8; 5:11 (LXX).
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
4 tn Grk “coming up, he touched.” The participle προσελθών (proselqwn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
5 sn The act of having touched the bier would have rendered Jesus ceremonially unclean, but it did not matter to him, since he was expressing his personal concern (Num 19:11, 16).
6 sn Although sometimes translated “coffin,” the bier was actually a stretcher or wooden plank on which the corpse was transported to the place of burial. See L&N 6.109.
7 tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
