Choice of sacrifice The sacrificial animal required for a sin offering depended on the status of the sinner offering the sacrifice; for a high priestLeviticus 4:3 or for the entire community,Leviticus 4:14 and Numbers 15:24 a young bullock; for a king or nasi, a young male goat;Leviticus 4:23 for other individuals, a female kidLeviticus 4:28 and Numbers 15:27 or lamb;Leviticus 4:32 for poor individuals unable to afford these, two turtle doves or young pigeons could be substituted, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering;Leviticus 5:7 for the very poorest individuals, a tenth of an ephah of unscented fine flour could be offered instead of an animal. Like all types of sacrifices offered on the altar, the animal had to be completely unblemished.
Choice of sacrifice The sacrificial animal required for a sin offering depended on the status of the sinner offering the sacrifice; for a high priestLeviticus 4:3 or for the entire community,Leviticus 4:14 and Numbers 15:24 a young bullock; for a king or nasi, a young male goat;Leviticus 4:23 for other individuals, a female kidLeviticus 4:28 and Numbers 15:27 or lamb;Leviticus 4:32 for poor individuals unable to afford these, two turtle doves or young pigeons could be substituted, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering;Leviticus 5:7 for the very poorest individuals, a tenth of an ephah of unscented fine flour could be offered instead of an animal. Like all types of sacrifices offered on the altar, the animal had to be completely unblemished