New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 12:2-5

2“Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559: ‘Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588a womanאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802givesH2232birthH2232and deliversוְיָלְדָ֖הve.Yal.dahH3205a maleזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145child,then she shall beH2930uncleanוְטָֽמְאָה֙ve.ta.me.'AhH2930for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117; as she isin the daysכִּימֵ֛יki.MeiH3117of her menstruationנִדַּ֥ת דְּוֹתָ֖הּni.Dat de.vo.TahH5079 H1738,she shall beH2930uncleanתִּטְמָֽא׃tit.Ma'H2930.

3Then onthe eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֑יha.she.mi.NiH8066dayוּבַיּ֖וֹםu.vai.YomH3117the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of his foreskinעָרְלָתֽוֹ׃a.re.la.ToH6190shall be circumcisedיִמּ֖וֹלyi.MolH4135.

4And she shall stayתֵּשֵׁ֖בte.ShevH3427at home in her condition ofbloodבִּדְמֵ֣יbid.MeiH1818purificationH2893for thirty-threeוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.lo.Shim u.she.Lo.shetH7970 H7969daysH3117;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 givesH3205birthH3205to a femaleנְקֵבָ֣הne.ke.VahH5347child,then she shall beH2930uncleanוְטָמְאָ֥הve.ta.me.'AhH2930for two weeksשְׁבֻעַ֖יִםshe.vu.'A.yimH7620,as in her menstruationכְּנִדָּתָ֑הּke.ni.da.TahH5079;and she shall stayתֵּשֵׁ֖בte.ShevH3427at home in her condition ofbloodדְּמֵ֥יde.MeiH1818purificationH2893for sixty-sixוְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים וְשֵׁ֣שֶׁתve.shi.Shim ve.She.shetH8346 H8337daysH3117.

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