Old Testament · Law
Leviticus chapter 12
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spoke to Moses:“Tell the Israelites: When a woman conceives and gives birth to a boy, she will be in a state of for seven days — the same kind of separation as during her .On the , the boy’s foreskin must be .Then she must wait thirty-three more days for her blood to finish its . She must not touch or enter until the days of her restoration are complete.But if she gives birth to a girl, she will be in separation for — the same as during her monthly period. Then she must wait sixty-six days for her blood to finish its cycle of restoration.“When her days of restoration are complete — whether for a son or a daughter — she must bring a one-year-old lamb as an and a young pigeon or a turtledove as a to the priest at the entrance of the .The priest will present it before Yahweh and for her, and she will be from the flow of her blood. This is the for a woman who gives birth, whether to a boy or a girl.“If she a lamb, she may bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons — one as an entirely-burned offering and the other as a failure offering. The priest will perform the ritual that makes things right for her, and she will be restored.”