New American Standard Bible 1995

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"But if he is poor and his means are insufficient, then he is to take one male lamb for a guilt offering as a wave offering to make atonement for him, and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil,

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
"But if if Conjunction H518 וְאִם־ ve·'im-
he is poor low, weak, poor, thin Adjective H1800 דַּ֣ל dal
and his means hand Noun H3027 יָדֹו֮ ya·dov
are insufficient, to reach, overtake Verb H5381 מַשֶּׂגֶת֒ mas·se·get
then he is to take to take Verb H3947 וְ֠לָקַח ve·la·kach
one one Adjective H259 אֶחָ֥ד e·chad
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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male lamb a lamb Noun H3532 כֶּ֣בֶשׂ ke·ves
for a guilt offering offense, guilt Noun H817 אָשָׁ֛ם a·sham
as a wave offering a swinging, waving, wave offering, offering Noun H8573 לִתְנוּפָ֖ה lit·nu·fah
to make atonement to cover over, pacify, make propitiation Verb H3722 לְכַפֵּ֣ר le·chap·per
for him, and one-tenth one Adjective H259 אֶחָ֨ד e·chad
[of an] [ephah] of fine flour fine flour Noun H5560 סֹ֜לֶת so·let
mixed to mingle, mix, confuse, confound Verb H1101 בָּל֥וּל ba·lul
with oil fat, oil Noun H8081 בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶן ba·she·men
for a grain offering, a gift, tribute, offering Noun H4503 לְמִנְחָ֖ה le·min·chah
and a log a log (a liquid measure) Noun H3849 וְלֹ֥ג ve·log
of oil, fat, oil Noun H8081 שָֽׁמֶן׃ sha·men.

People

ephah

an ephah (a measure of grain)

Ephah

Ephah [N] [H] [S] gloom.  One of the five sons of Midian, and grandson of Abraham ( Genesis 25:4 ). The city of Ephah, to which he gave his name, is mentioned  Isaiah 60:6  Isaiah 60:7 . This city, with its surrounding territory, formed part of Midian, on the east shore of the Dead Sea. It abounded in dromedaries and camels ( Judges 6:5 ).    1 Chronicles 2:46... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 "But if he is poor and his means are insufficient, then he is to take one male lamb for a guilt offering as a wave offering to make atonement for him, and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil,
King James Bible "But And if he is poor be poor, and his means are insufficient, cannot get so much; then he is to shall take one male lamb for a guilt offering as a wave trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one-tenth of an ephah one tenth deal of fine flour mixed mingled with oil for a grain meat offering, and a log of oil,oil;
Hebrew Greek English "But if he is poor and his means are insufficient, then he is to take one male lamb for a guilt offering as a wave offering to make atonement for him, and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil,