Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 12:2-5

2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,If a womanאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802have conceived seedתַזְרִ֔יעַtaz.Ri.a'H2232,and bornוְיָלְדָ֖הve.Yal.dahH3205a man childזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145:then she shall be uncleanוְטָֽמְאָה֙ve.ta.me.'AhH2930sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117;according to the daysכִּימֵ֛יki.MeiH3117of the separationנִדַּ֥תni.DatH5079for her infirmityדְּוֹתָ֖הּde.vo.TahH1738shall she be uncleanתִּטְמָֽא׃tit.Ma'H2930.

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

4And she shall then continueתֵּשֵׁ֖בte.ShevH3427in the bloodבִּדְמֵ֣יbid.MeiH1818of her purifyingH2893threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970daysH3117;she shall touchתִגָּ֗עti.Ga'H5060no hallowedקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thing, nor comeתָבֹ֔אta.Vo'H935into the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720,until the daysH3117of her purifyingH2892be fulfilledמְלֹ֖אתme.LotH4390.

5But if she bearתֵלֵ֔דte.LedH3205a maid childנְקֵבָ֣הne.ke.VahH5347,then she shall be uncleanוְטָמְאָ֥הve.ta.me.'AhH2930two weeksשְׁבֻעַ֖יִםshe.vu.'A.yimH7620,as in her separationכְּנִדָּתָ֑הּke.ni.da.TahH5079:and she shall continueתֵּשֵׁ֖בte.ShevH3427in the bloodדְּמֵ֥יde.MeiH1818of her purifyingH2893threescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346and sixוְשֵׁ֣שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337daysH3117.

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