New American Standard Bible 1995
Leviticus 12:3
Leviticus 12:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
- New International Version (NIV)On the eighth day the boy is to be circumcised.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
Context of Leviticus 12:3
1Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: ‘When a woman gives birth and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean for seven days, as in the days of her menstruation she shall be unclean. On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. 4Then she shall remain in the blood of her purification for thirty-three days; she shall not touch any consecrated thing, nor enter the sanctuary until the days of her purification are completed. 5But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean for two weeks, as in her menstruation; and she shall remain in the blood of her purification for sixty-six days.
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וּבַיּ֖וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֑י יִמּ֖וֹל בְּשַׂ֥ר עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Leviticus 12:3
- Genesis 17:11And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be the sign of the covenant between Me and you.
- Deuteronomy 30:6“Moreover the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.
- Luke 1:59And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him Zacharias, after his father.
- Luke 2:21And when eight days had passed, before His circumcision, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
- John 7:22For this reason Moses has given you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man.
- Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God;
- Romans 4:11and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be credited to them,
- Galatians 3:17What I am saying is this: the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.
- Galatians 5:3And I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole Law.
- Philippians 3:5circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, a Pharisee;
- Colossians 2:11and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ;
Commentaries on Leviticus 12:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And in the eighth day - Before this time the child could scarcely be considered as having strength sufficient to bear the operation; after this time it was not necessary to delay it, as the child was not considered to be in covenant with God, and consequently not under the especial protection of the Divine providence and grace, till this rite had been performed. On circumcision see Clarke's note on Genesis 17:10. Circumcision was to every man a constant…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3On circumcision, see Genesis 17:5 note.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3By the eighth day, a baby’s body has developed enough for blood to clot well. This made circumcision safer at that time.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-82. If a woman, &c.--The mother of a boy was ceremonially unclean for a week, at the end of which the child was circumcised (Ge 17:12; Ro 4:11-13); the mother of a girl for two weeks (Le 12:5)--a stigma on the sex (1Ti 2:14, 15) for sin, which was removed by Christ; everyone who came near her during that time contracted a similar defilement. After these periods, visitors might approach her though she was still excluded from the public ordinances of…Read the comment
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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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