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Leviticus Chapter 12 (ROTHERHAM)

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Leviticus 12: A Mother's Purification
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1 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:

2 Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, A woman when she conceiveth seed and giveth birth to a male child, then shall she be unclean seven days, according to the days of her removal in her sickness shall she be unclean.

3 And, on the eighth day, shall the flesh of his foreskin be circumcised.

4 And, for thirty-three days, shall she continue in the blood of purification,—no hallowed thing, shall she touch, and, into the sanctuary, shall she not enter, until her days of purification are fulfilled.

5 But if, a female child, she bear, then shall she be unclean two weeks as in her removal,—and, for sixty-six days, shall she continue in the blood of purification.

6 And, when the days of her purification are fulfilled, whether for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring in a lamb, the choice of its year, as an ascending-sacrifice, and a young pigeon or a turtle-dove, as a sin-bearer, unto the entrance of the tent of meeting, unto the priest;

7 and he shall bring it near before Yahweh so shall the priest put a propitiatory-covering over her, and she shall be clean from her fountain of blood. This, is the law for her that hath given birth, to a male child or to a female.

8 But, if her hand findeth not sufficiency for a lamb, then shall she take two turtle doves or two young pigeons, one for an ascending-sacrifice and one for a sin-bearer,—so shall the priest put a propitiatory-covering over her, and she shall be clean.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Leviticus chapter 12 cover?
Leviticus 12 lays out the purification period for a woman after childbirth - seven days unclean plus thirty-three days of purifying for a son, doubled to two weeks plus sixty-six days for a daughter - ending with a burnt offering and a sin offering.
When were baby boys to be circumcised according to this chapter?
Verse 3 commands that a male child be circumcised on the eighth day, a rule later fulfilled for Jesus in Luke 2:21.
What if a woman couldn't afford a lamb for her offering?
Verse 8 allowed her to bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons instead, one for a burnt offering and one for a sin offering.

Today's Verse

And he said, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him. For now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me.

Genesis 22:12 | ASV

Verse Of The Day

Verse 3's command to circumcise a son on the eighth day is the same law fulfilled centuries later in Luke 2:21. The next chapter, Leviticus 13, turns to a different kind of uncleanness: skin disease.