Genesis 15:9
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And the LORD said to him, “Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a turtledove and a young pigeon.”
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Then he must sacrifice the turtledoves or young pigeons, whichever he can afford,
and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.
and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
If, instead, one’s offering to the LORD is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present a turtledove or a young pigeon.
If, however, one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.
He said to Aaron, “Take for yourself a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the LORD.
“If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD.
My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as Eglath-shelishiyah. With weeping they ascend the slope of Luhith; they lament their destruction on the road to Horonaim.
Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.