This chapter helps the Israelite to handle guilt, sin and the question of restitution. It says that if a person sins by failing to testify about a wrongdoing that he witnessed, or by touching unclean things even though he does so unknowingly, or by thoughtlessly swearing to do something, then he was to bring a female lamb or goat to the priest as an atoning sin offering.
However if the person couldn't afford a sheep or goat he was to bring 2 doves or 2 young pigeons. The priest would wring one bird's neck as a sin offering and then burn the other one as a burnt offering.
But if the person could not even afford this then he should bring fine flour as his sin offering and the priest would burn a small part of it and keep the rest.
However in the case of unintentional sin which affects God's holy things, such as the withholding of tithes, offerings, firstlings etc. then the sinner must bring a ram as a guilt offering. He must also make restitution for his mistake adding 20% to its value and give it to the priest.
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