Leviticus 12

Laws of Motherhood

1Then the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 2“SpeakH1696 to the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, sayingH559:

‘WhenH3588 a womanH802 1givesH2232 birthH2232 and bearsH3205 a maleH2145 child, then she shall be uncleanH2930 for sevenH7651 daysH3117, 2as in the daysH3117 of 3her menstruationH5079H1738 she shall be uncleanH2930. 3On 4the eighthH8066 dayH3117 the fleshH1320 of his foreskinH6190 shall be circumcisedH4135. 4Then she shall remainH3427 in the bloodH1818 of her purificationH2893 for thirty-threeH7970H7969 daysH3117; she shall not touchH5060 anyH3605 consecratedH6944 thingH6944, norH3808 enterH935 the sanctuaryH4720 untilH5704 the daysH3117 of her purificationH2892 are completedH4390. 5But ifH518 she bearsH3205 a femaleH5347 child, then she shall be uncleanH2930 for two weeksH7620, as in her 5menstruationH5079; and she shall remainH3427 in the bloodH1818 of her purificationH2893 for sixty-sixH8346H8337 daysH3117.

6‘6When the daysH3117 of her purificationH2892 are completedH4390, for a sonH1121 orH176 for a daughterH1323, she shall bringH935 to the priestH3548 at the doorwayH6607 of the tentH168 of meetingH4150 a one yearH8141 oldH1121 lambH3532 for a burntH5930 offeringH5930 and a youngH1121 pigeonH3123 orH176 a turtledoveH8449 7for a sinH2403 offeringH2403. 7Then he shall offerH7126 it beforeH6440 the LordH3068 and makeH3722 atonementH3722 for her, and she shall be cleansedH2891 from the 8flowH4726 of her bloodH1818. ThisH2088 is the lawH8451 for her who bearsH3205 a child, whether a maleH2145 orH176 a femaleH5347. 8But ifH518 9she cannotH3808 affordH4672H3027 a lambH7716, then she shall takeH3947 10twoH8147 turtledovesH8449 orH176 twoH8147 youngH1121 pigeonsH3123, 11the oneH259 for a burntH5930 offeringH5930 and the otherH259 for a sinH2403 offeringH2403; and the 12priestH3548 shall makeH3722 atonementH3722 for her, and she will be cleanH2891.’”