Leviticus 12:6

Leviticus 12:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘When the days of her purification for a son or daughter are over, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a dove for a sin offering.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"And when the days of her purifying are completed, whether for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting a lamb a year old for a burnt offering, and a pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering,
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘When the days of her purification are fulfilled, whether for a son or a daughter, she shall bring to the priest a lamb of the first year as a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove as a sin offering, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

Context of Leviticus 12:6

4Then she shall remain [intimately separated] thirty-three days to be purified from the blood; she shall not touch any consecrated thing nor enter the [courtyard of the] sanctuary until the days of her purification are over. 5But if she gives birth to a female child, then she shall be unclean for two weeks, as during her monthly period, and she shall remain [intimately separated] sixty-six days to be purified from the blood. ‘When the days of her purification are completed, whether for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting a one year old lamb as a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove as a sin offering; 7and he shall offer it before the Lord and make atonement for her, and she shall be cleansed from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who gives birth to a child, whether a male or a female child. 8If she cannot afford a lamb then she shall take two turtledoves or young pigeons, one as a burnt offering, the other as a sin offering; the priest shall make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’ ”

Leviticus 12:6 word by word

וּבִמְלֹ֣את׀ יְמֵ֣י טָהֳרָ֗הּ לְבֵן֮ א֣וֹ לְבַת֒ תָּבִ֞יא כֶּ֤בֶשׂ בֶּן־שְׁנָתוֹ֙ לְעֹלָ֔ה וּבֶן־יוֹנָ֥ה אוֹ־תֹ֖ר לְחַטָּ֑את אֶל־פֶּ֥תַח אֹֽהֶל־מוֹעֵ֖ד אֶל־הַכֹּהֵֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of her purifyingטֹ֫הַרţôhar · purityH2892
• are fulfilledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• for a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• or for a daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• she shall bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• a lambכֶּ֫בֶשׂkebeώ · lambH3532
• of the firstבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• for a burnt offeringעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• pigeonיוֹנָהyônâh · doveH3123
• or a turtledoveתֹּרtôr tôr · turtledoveH8449
• for a sin offeringחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sin: sin offeringH2403
• unto the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of the tabernacleאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of the congregationמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150
• unto the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548

Cross-references for Leviticus 12:6

• Leviticus 1:10‘But if his offering is from the flock, of the sheep or of the goats, as a burnt offering, he shall offer a male without blemish.
• Leviticus 5:6He shall bring his guilt offering to the Lord for the sin which he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat as a sin offering. So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his sin.
• Leviticus 14:22and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, such as he can afford, one shall be a sin offering, the other a burnt offering.
• Leviticus 15:14On the eighth day he shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and come before the Lord to the doorway of the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest;
• Numbers 6:10On the eighth day he shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest, to the doorway of the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle).
• Luke 2:22And when the time for their purification came [that is, the mother’s purification and the baby’s dedication] according to the Law of Moses, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord [set apart as the Firstborn]
• John 1:29The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
• 2 Corinthians 5:21He made Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would become the righteousness of God [that is, we would be made acceptable to Him and placed in a right relationship with Him by His gracious lovingkindness].
• Hebrews 7:26It was fitting for us to have such a High Priest [perfectly adapted to our needs], holy, blameless, unstained [by sin], separated from sinners and exalted higher than the heavens;
• 1 Peter 1:18For you know that you were not redeemed from your useless [spiritually unproductive] way of life inherited [by tradition] from your forefathers with perishable things like silver and gold,

Commentaries on Leviticus 12:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6When the days of her purifying - It is not easy to account for the difference in the times of purification, after the birth of a male and female child. After the birth of a boy the mother was considered unclean for forty days; after the birth of a girl, four-score days. There is probably no physical reason for this difference, and it is difficult to assign a political one. Some of the ancient physicians assert that a woman is in the order of nature much…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 The sacrificial act expressed an acknowledgment of sin and a dedication of herself to Yahweh. See Leviticus 8:14. Leviticus 12:6 Of the first year - literally, as in the margin, “a son of his year.” This expression is supposed to mean one less than a year old, while the “son of a year” is one that has just completed its first year. Leviticus 12:8 A lamb - Rather, one of the flock; either a sheep or a goat; it is not the same word as in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6sin offering: The Hebrew word is the same as the sin offering (khatta’t, see study note on Leviticus 4:1–5:13). Some scholars think this offering was only for purification or decontamination, including cases mentioned in Leviticus 5:1–6. This offering here was part of a purification ceremony. But it is more probable that the sin offering addressed a lack or failure. In this context, the focus is on purity rather than sin. It is meant to restore the woman…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. the days of her purifying--Though the occasion was of a festive character, yet the sacrifices appointed were not a peace offering, but a burnt offering and sin offering, in order to impress the mind of the parent with recollections of the origin of sin, and that the child inherited a fallen and sinful nature. The offerings were to be presented the day after the period of her separation had ended--that is, forty-first for a boy, eighty-first for a…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 12:6

• Atonement
• Defilement
• Dove, Turtle
• Offerings
• Purification

In the dictionaries

• Burnt offering
• Sin Offering
• Ablution
• Birth
• Clean
• Dove
• Issue
• Pigeon
• Sinoffering
• Atonement, Day of

Commentaries on Leviticus 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings