turtledoves in English

noun
1
a small Old World dove with a soft purring call, noted for the apparent affection shown for its mate.

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1. Take the turtledoves.

2. You see, turtledoves are a symbol of friendship and love.

3. If the sacrifice was from the fowls, it had to be from the turtledoves or young pigeons.

4. Chests 3 to 7 were for collecting funds for the appointed value of turtledoves, pigeons, wood, incense, and golden vessels respectively.

5. For example, God would accept an offering of turtledoves if the person could not afford an offering from the flock or the herd.

6. 10 And on the eighth day, he should bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

7. 14 “‘However, if he offers birds as a burnt offering to Jehovah, he will present his offering from the turtledoves or the young pigeons.

8. *+ 24 And they offered a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of Jehovah:* “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

9. If an Israelite was too poor to offer a lamb or a goat as a sacrifice, he could offer instead two turtledoves or two pigeons.

10. If an Israelite was too poor to afford a sheep, then God was pleased to accept something that was within the offerer’s reach —two turtledoves or two pigeons.

11. + 29 On the eighth day, she should take two turtledoves or two young pigeons,+ and she will bring them to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

12. If the family could not afford a ram, as was evidently the case with Mary and Joseph, then two turtledoves or two young pigeons were acceptable.

13. + 14 On the eighth day, he should take two turtledoves or two young pigeons+ and come before Jehovah at the entrance of the tent of meeting and give them to the priest.

14. Instead of bringing a young ram as a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove as a sin offering, they brought either “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

15. 11 “‘Now if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he must bring as his offering for his sin a tenth of an eʹphah*+ of fine flour for a sin offering.

16. 7 “‘If, though, he cannot afford a sheep, he must bring to Jehovah two turtledoves or two young pigeons+ as his guilt offering for the sin, one for a sin offering and one for a burnt offering.

17. 8 But if she cannot afford a sheep, she must then take two turtledoves or two young pigeons,+ one for a burnt offering and one for a sin offering, and the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”

18. 30 “He will offer up one of the turtledoves or one of the young pigeons, according to his means,+ 31 the one he can afford, as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering+ along with the grain offering; and the priest will make atonement for the one cleansing himself before Jehovah.