Leviticus 12:3-8

3 The flesh of his foreskin must be circumcised on the eighth day.^[a]

4 She will continue in purification from her bleeding for 33 days. She must not touch any holy thing or go into the sanctuary until completing her days of purification.^[b]

5 But if she gives birth to a female child, she will be unclean for two weeks as [she is] during her [menstrual] impurity. She will continue in purification from her bleeding for 66 days.

6 "When her days of purification are complete, whether for a son or daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin^[c] offering.

7 He will present them before the Lord and make atonement on her behalf; she will be clean from her discharge of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or female.

8 But if she doesn't have sufficient means^[d] for a sheep, she may take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin^[e] offering.^[f] Then the priest will make atonement on her behalf, and she will be clean."

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Leviticus 12:3-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 12

This chapter treats of the purification of a new mother, the time of whose purification for a man child was forty days, and for a maid child eighty, Le 12:1-5 at the close of which she was to bring her offerings to the priests, to make atonement for her, Le 12:6-8.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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[a]. Gn 17:12-13; 21:4; Lk 2:21; Gl 5:6
[b]. Lv 15:31; Nm 9:6; 1 Sm 21:5-6
[c]. Or purification
[d]. Lit if her hand cannot obtain what is sufficient
[e]. Or purification
[f]. Lv 5:7,11; 14:21-22; Lk 2:21-24

Leviticus 12:3-8

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Leviticus 12:3-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 12

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