And he shall offer, of the turtledoves or pigeons, whichever he can afford,
We have here the gracious provision which the law made for the cleansing of poor lepers. If they were not able to bring three lambs, and three tenth-deals of flour, they must bring one lamb, and one tenth-deal of flour, and, instead of the other two lambs, two turtle-doves or two young pigeons, Lev 14:21, Lev 14:22. Here see, 1.
Commenting on Leviticus 14:21-32
When ye be come into the land of Canaan,.... Which as yet they were not come to, being in the wilderness, and so the following law concerning the leprosy in houses could not yet take place, they now dwelling in tents, and not in houses: which I give to you for a possession; the Lord had given it to Abraham, and his seed, long ago...
And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get; (i) whether of them he can get.