1. “If you are called to testify about something you have seen or that you know about, it is sinful to refuse to testify, and you will be punished for your sin.
2. “Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that is ceremonially unclean, such as the carcass of an unclean animal. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your defilement and your guilt. This is true whether it is a wild animal, a domestic animal, or an animal that scurries along the ground.
3. “Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that makes a person unclean. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your guilt.
4. “Or suppose you make a foolish vow of any kind, whether its purpose is for good or for bad. When you realize its foolishness, you must admit your guilt.
5. “When you become aware of your guilt in any of these ways, you must confess your sin.
6. Then you must bring to the lord as the penalty for your sin a female from the flock, either a sheep or a goat. This is a sin offering with which the priest will purify you from your sin, making you right with the lord.
7. “But if you cannot afford to bring a sheep, you may bring to the lord two turtledoves or two young pigeons as the penalty for your sin. One of the birds will be for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.
8. You must bring them to the priest, who will present the first bird as the sin offering. He will wring its neck but without severing its head from the body.