Sheep and Goats Doves and Pigeons Weighed Equal in Offering

Yalkut Shimoni on Torah 4:3

Rabbi Shimon says: lambs precede goats everywhere. One might think this is because they are choicer; therefore the verse teaches, '[And if his offering be a goat] and if he brings a lamb as his offering' [showing the lamb mentioned alongside the goat], which teaches that the two of them are equal. Turtledoves precede young pigeons everywhere. One might think this is because they are choicer; therefore the verse teaches, 'and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering' (naming the pigeon first), which teaches that the two of them are equal.

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