Berean Standard Bible
Leviticus 12
2“Sayדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559כִּ֣יkiH3588, ‘A woman whoאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802becomes pregnantתַזְרִ֔יעַtaz.Ri.a'H2232and gives birth toוְיָלְדָ֖הve.Yal.dahH3205a sonזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145will be uncleanוְטָֽמְאָה֙ve.ta.me.'AhH2930for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,as she is during the daysכִּימֵ֛יki.MeiH3117of her menstruationנִדַּ֥ת דְּוֹתָ֖הּ תִּטְמָֽא׃ni.Dat de.vo.Tah tit.Ma'H5079H1738H2930.
4The woman shall continueתֵּשֵׁ֖בte.ShevH3427in purificationH2893from her bleedingבִּדְמֵ֣יbid.MeiH1818for thirty-threeוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.lo.Shim u.she.Lo.shetH7970H7969daysיוֹם֙yOmH3117יָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117.She must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808touchתִגָּ֗עti.Ga'H5060anythingבְּכָל־be.kholH3605sacredקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944or goתָבֹ֔אta.Vo'H935intoוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ לֹ֣אha.mik.Dash lo'H4720H3808untilעַד־'ad-H5704the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of her purificationH2893are completeמְלֹ֖אתme.LotH4390.
5If, howeverוְאִם־ve.'im-H518,she gives birth toתֵלֵ֔דte.LedH3205a daughterנְקֵבָ֣הne.ke.VahH5347, the womanwill be uncleanוְטָמְאָ֥הve.ta.me.'AhH2930for two weeksשְׁבֻעַ֖יִםshe.vu.'A.yimH7620as she is during her menstruationכְּנִדָּתָ֑הּke.ni.da.TahH5079.Then she must continueתֵּשֵׁ֖בte.ShevH3427inעַל־'al-H5921purificationH2893from her bleedingדְּמֵ֥יde.MeiH1818for sixty-sixוְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים יוֹם֙ וְשֵׁ֣שֶׁתve.shi.Shim yOm ve.She.shetH8346H3117H8337daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117.
6When the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of her purificationH2893are completeוּבִמְלֹ֣את׀u.vim.LotH4390,whether for a sonלְבֵן֮le.VenH1121orא֣וֹ'oH176for a daughterלְבַת֒le.VatH1323,she is to bringתָּבִ֞יאta.Vi'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548atאֶל־'el-H413the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607to the Tentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of Meetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150a year-oldבֶּן־ שְׁנָתוֹ֙ben- she.na.ToH1121H8141lambכֶּ֤בֶשׂKe.vesH3532for a burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֔הle.'o.LahH5930and a youngוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121pigeonיוֹנָ֥הyo.NahH3123orאוֹ־'ov-H176a turtledoveתֹ֖רtorH8449for a sin offeringלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403.
7And the priest will present themוְהִקְרִיב֞וֹve.hik.ri.VoH7126beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and make atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722for herעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921;and she shall be ceremonially cleansedוְטָהֲרָ֖הve.ta.ha.RahH2891from her flowמִמְּקֹ֣רmi.me.KorH4726of bloodדָּמֶ֑יהָda.Mei.haH1818.Thisזֹ֤אתzotH2063is the lawתּוֹרַת֙to.RatH8451for a woman giving birthהַיֹּלֶ֔דֶתhai.yo.Le.detH3205,whether to a maleלַזָּכָ֖רla.za.KharH2145orא֥וֹ'oH176to a femaleלַנְּקֵבָֽה׃la.ne.ke.VahH5347.
8But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518she cannotלֹ֨אlo'H3808affordתִמְצָ֣א יָדָהּ֮ דֵּ֣יtim.Tza' ya.Dah deiH4672H1767H3027a lambשֶׂה֒sehH7716,she shall bringוְלָקְחָ֣הve.la.ke.ChahH3947twoשְׁתֵּֽי־she.tei-H8147turtledovesתֹרִ֗יםto.RimH8449orא֤וֹ'oH176twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121pigeonsיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3123,oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259for a burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930and the otherוְאֶחָ֣דve.'e.ChadH259for a sin offeringלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403.Then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548will make atonementוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722for herעָלֶ֛יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921,and she will be cleanוְטָהֵֽרָה׃ פve.ta.He.rahH2891.’”
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
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