“And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.”
Anyone who cannot afford a lamb is to bring two doves or two young pigeons to the Lord as a penalty for their sin — one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering. The provision for those who cannot afford a lamb: two birds, one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering. The two-bird provision extends the graduated scale of the sin offering further than the individual lamb or goat options: even the poorest Israelite who cannot afford a four-legged animal can still bring the offering that provides atonement. Luke 2:24 records that Jesus' family brought this offering at his presentation. The God who accepts the great bull of the high priest also accepts the two doves of the poor, and the atonement is equally effective.
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