New American Standard Bible 1995
Leviticus 12
Laws of Motherhood
2“Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559: ‘Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588a womanאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802givesH2232birthH2232and bearsוְיָלְדָ֖הve.Yal.dahH3205a maleזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145child,then she shall be uncleanוְטָֽמְאָה֙ve.ta.me.'AhH2930for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,as in the daysכִּימֵ֛יki.MeiH3117ofher menstruationנִדַּ֥ת דְּוֹתָ֖הּni.Dat de.vo.TahH5079H1738she shall be uncleanתִּטְמָֽא׃tit.Ma'H2930.
4Then she shall remainתֵּשֵׁ֖בte.ShevH3427in the bloodבִּדְמֵ֣יbid.MeiH1818of herpurificationH2893for thirty-threeוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.lo.Shim u.she.Lo.shetH7970H7969daysH3117;she shall not touchתִגָּ֗עti.Ga'H5060anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605consecratedH6944thingקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,norH3808enterתָבֹ֔אta.Vo'H935the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720untilעַד־'ad-H5704the daysH3117of her purificationH2892are completedמְלֹ֖אתme.LotH4390.
5But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518she bearsתֵלֵ֔דte.LedH3205a femaleנְקֵבָ֣הne.ke.VahH5347child,then she shall be uncleanוְטָמְאָ֥הve.ta.me.'AhH2930for two weeksשְׁבֻעַ֖יִםshe.vu.'A.yimH7620, as in hermenstruationכְּנִדָּתָ֑הּke.ni.da.TahH5079;and she shall remainתֵּשֵׁ֖בte.ShevH3427in the bloodדְּמֵ֥יde.MeiH1818of herpurificationH2893for sixty-sixוְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים וְשֵׁ֣שֶׁתve.shi.Shim ve.She.shetH8346H8337daysH3117.
6‘When the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of her purificationטָהֳרָ֗הּto.ho.RahH2892are completedוּבִמְלֹ֣את׀u.vim.LotH4390,for a sonלְבֵן֮le.VenH1121orא֣וֹ'oH176for a daughterלְבַת֒le.VatH1323,she shall bringתָּבִ֞יאta.Vi'H935to the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548at the doorwayפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹֽהֶל־'o.hel-H168of meetingמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150a one yearשְׁנָתוֹ֙she.na.ToH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121lambכֶּ֤בֶשׂKe.vesH3532for a burntלְעֹלָ֔הle.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and a youngוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121pigeonיוֹנָ֥הyo.NahH3123orאוֹ־'ov-H176a turtledoveתֹ֖רtorH8449for a sinלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403.
7Then he shall offerוְהִקְרִיב֞וֹve.hik.ri.VoH7126it beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and makeוְכִפֶּ֣רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for her, and she shall be cleansedוְטָהֲרָ֖הve.ta.ha.RahH2891from theflowמִמְּקֹ֣רmi.me.KorH4726of her bloodדָּמֶ֑יהָda.Mei.haH1818.ThisH2088is the lawתּוֹרַת֙to.RatH8451for her who bearsהַיֹּלֶ֔דֶתhai.yo.Le.detH3205a child, whethera maleלַזָּכָ֖רla.za.KharH2145orא֥וֹ'oH176a femaleלַנְּקֵבָֽה׃la.ne.ke.VahH5347.
8But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518she cannotלֹ֨אlo'H3808affordתִמְצָ֣א יָדָהּ֮tim.Tza' ya.DahH4672H3027a lambשֶׂה֒sehH7716,then she shall takeוְלָקְחָ֣הve.la.ke.ChahH3947twoשְׁתֵּֽי־she.tei-H8147turtledovesתֹרִ֗יםto.RimH8449orא֤וֹ'oH176twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147youngבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121pigeonsיוֹנָ֔הyo.NahH3123,the oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259for a burntלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and the otherוְאֶחָ֣דve.'e.ChadH259for a sinלְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.TatH2403offeringH2403; and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall makeוְכִפֶּ֥רve.khi.PerH3722atonementH3722for her, 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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