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Leviticus 12
1599 Geneva Bible
Leviticus 12
1599 Geneva Bible
12 2 A law how women should be purged after their deliverance.
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say, When a woman hath brought forth seed, and borne a man-child, she shall be unclean [a]seven days, like as she is unclean when she is put apart for her [b](A)disease.
3 ((B)And in the eighth day the foreskin of the children’s flesh shall be circumcised.)
4 And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying three [c]and thirty days: she shall touch no [d]hallowed thing, nor come into the [e]Sanctuary, until the time of her purifying be out.
5 But if she bear a maid-child, then she shall be unclean two [f]weeks, as when she hath her disease: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
6 Now when the days of her purifying are out (whether it be for a son or for a daughter) she shall bring to the Priest a lamb of one year old for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering, unto the door of the [g]Tabernacle of the Congregation,
7 Who shall offer it before the Lord, and make an atonement for her: so she shall be purged of the issue of her blood: this is the law for her that hath borne a male or female.
8 But if she [h]be not able to bring a lamb, she shall bring two (C)turtles, or two young pigeons: the one for a burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the Priest shall make an atonement for her: so she shall be clean.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 12:2 So that her husband for that time could not resort to her.
- Leviticus 12:2 Or, flowers.
- Leviticus 12:4 Besides the first seven days.
- Leviticus 12:4 As sacrifice, or such like.
- Leviticus 12:4 That is, into the court gate, till after forty days.
- Leviticus 12:5 Twice so long as if she bare a man-child.
- Leviticus 12:6 Where the burnt offerings were wont to be offered.
- Leviticus 12:8 Hebrew, if her hand find not the worth of a lamb.
Leviticus 12
New International Version
Leviticus 12
New International Version
Purification After Childbirth
12 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Say to the Israelites: ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her monthly period.(A) 3 On the eighth day(B) the boy is to be circumcised.(C) 4 Then the woman must wait thirty-three days to be purified from her bleeding. She must not touch anything sacred or go to the sanctuary until the days of her purification are over. 5 If she gives birth to a daughter, for two weeks the woman will be unclean, as during her period. Then she must wait sixty-six days to be purified from her bleeding.
6 “‘When the days of her purification for a son or daughter are over,(D) she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old lamb(E) for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a dove for a sin offering.[a](F) 7 He shall offer them before the Lord to make atonement for her, and then she will be ceremonially clean from her flow of blood.
“‘These are the regulations for the woman who gives birth to a boy or a girl. 8 But if she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons,(G) one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering.(H) In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.(I)’”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 12:6 Or purification offering; also in verse 8
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