OLD TESTAMENT

Leviticus 5:11

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“‘But if he can’t afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then he shall bring as his offering for that in which he has sinned, one tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it, and he shall not put any frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.

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Verse 11. Ephi, or a gomor, which is the tenth part of three pecks and three pints, English. Arbuthnot.—For sin, and therefore to shew how odious sin is to God, he will not allow any frankincense to be offered. Menochius.

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1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel

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