As an offering for the mother, the law required a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering.

• 按律法规定，母亲应献一只一岁的羊羔作为燔祭，一只雏鸽或斑鸠作为赎罪祭。父母若因贫穷无力奉献羊羔，律法规定可献一对斑鸠或两只雏鸽，一只为燔祭，另一只为赎罪祭，这样也可蒙悦纳。