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Leviticus 12

Laws of Motherhood

1

Then the LORDh3068 spokeh1696 to Mosesh4872, sayingh559,

2

"Speakh1696 to the sonsh1121 of Israelh3478, sayingh559:

`Whenh3588 a womanh802  1givesh2232 birthh2232 and bearsh3205 a maleh2145 child, then she shall be uncleanh2930 for sevenh7651 daysh3117,  aas in the daysh3117 of  2her menstruationh5079h1738 she shall be uncleanh2930.

3

`On  athe eighthh8066 dayh3117 the fleshh1320 of his foreskinh6190 shall be circumcisedh4135.

4

`Then she shall remainh3427 in the bloodh1818 of her purificationh2893 for thirty-threeh7970h7969 daysh3117; she shall not touchh5060 anyh3605 consecratedh6944 thingh6944, norh3808 enterh935 the sanctuaryh4720 untilh5704 the daysh3117 of her purificationh2892a are completedh4390.

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`But ifh518 she bearsh3205 a femaleh5347 child, then she shall be uncleanh2930 for two weeksh7620, as in her  1menstruationh5079; and she shall remainh3427 in the bloodh1818 of her purificationh2893 for sixty-sixh8346h8337a daysh3117.

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aWhen the daysh3117 of her purificationh2892a are completedh4390, for a sonh1121 orh176 for a daughterh1323, she shall bringh935 to the priesth3548 at the doorwayh6607 of the tenth168 of meetingh4150 a one yearh8141 oldh1121 lambh3532 for a burnth5930a offeringh5930a and a youngh1121 pigeonh3123 orh176 a turtledoveh8449  bfor a sinh2403b offeringh2403b.

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`Then he shall offerh7126 it beforeh6440 the LORDh3068 and makeh3722a atonementh3722a for her, and she shall be cleansedh2891 from the  1flowh4726 of her bloodh1818. Thish2088 is the lawh8451 for her who bearsh3205 a child, whether a maleh2145 orh176 a femaleh5347.

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`But ifh518  1she cannoth3808 affordh4672h3027 a lambh7716, then she shall takeh3947  atwoh8147 turtledovesh8449 orh176 twoh8147 youngh1121 pigeonsh3123,  bthe oneh259 for a burnth5930a offeringh5930a and the otherh259 for a sinh2403b offeringh2403b; and the  cpriesth3548 shall makeh3722a atonementh3722a for her, and she will be cleanh2891.' "



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