Focused Passage

Leviticus 12:1-5

Childbirth, Purification, and Atonement Before the Holy LORD

The LORD instructs Moses concerning a woman's uncleanness and purification after childbirth, the circumcision of a male child on the eighth day, the period of purification for a son or daughter, and the offerings brought to the priest so that atonement is made and the mother is clean.

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1Then the LORD said to Moses,

2“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.

3And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.

4The woman shall continue in purification from her bleeding for thirty-three days. She must not touch anything sacred or go into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are complete.

5If, however, she gives birth to a daughter, the woman will be unclean for two weeks as she is during her menstruation. Then she must continue in purification from her bleeding for sixty-six days.

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Verse 1

Original words

Then the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularsaidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רH1696Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הH4872Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .לֵּאמֹֽר׃H559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 2

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Sayדַּבֵּ֞רH1696Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֤יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478Noun - proper - masculine singular-לֵאמֹ֔רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-כִּ֣יH3588ConjunctionA woman whoאִשָּׁה֙H802Noun - feminine singularbecomes pregnantתַזְרִ֔יעַH2232Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singularand gives birth toוְיָלְדָ֖הH3205Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singulara sonזָכָ֑רH2145Noun - masculine singularwill be uncleanוְטָֽמְאָה֙H2930Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularfor sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תH7651Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִ֔יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralas she is during the daysכִּימֵ֛יH3117Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural constructof her menstruationנִדַּ֥תH5079Noun - feminine singular construct. . .דְּוֺתָ֖הּH1738Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular. . .תִּטְמָֽא׃H2930Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Verse 3

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And on the eighthהַשְּׁמִינִ֑יH8066Article | Number - ordinal masculine singulardayוּבַיּ֖וֹםH3117Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularthe fleshבְּשַׂ֥רH1320Noun - masculine singular constructof [the boy’s] foreskinעָרְלָתֽוֹ׃H6190Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularis to be circumcisedיִמּ֖וֹלH4135Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 4

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The woman shall continueתֵּשֵׁ֖בH3427Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularin purificationטָהֳרָ֑הH2893Noun - feminine singularfrom her bleedingבִּדְמֵ֣יH1818Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural constructfor thirty-threeוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםH7970Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural. . .וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתH7969Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular constructdaysיוֹם֙H3117Noun - masculine singularיָמִ֔יםיָמִ֔יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralShe must notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particletouchתִגָּ֗עH5060Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularanythingבְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructsacredקֹ֣דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singularor goתָבֹ֔אH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularintoוְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙H4720Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .לֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleuntilעַד־H5704Prepositionthe daysיְמֵ֥יH3117Noun - masculine plural constructof her purificationטָהֳרָֽהּ׃H2893Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularare completeמְלֹ֖אתH4390Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Verse 5

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If, howeverוְאִם־H518Conjunctionshe gives birth toתֵלֵ֔דH3205Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singulara daughterנְקֵבָ֣הH5347Noun - feminine singular[the woman] will be uncleanוְטָמְאָ֥הH2930Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularfor two weeksשְׁבֻעַ֖יִםH7620Noun - mdas she is during her menstruationכְּנִדָּתָ֑הּH5079Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singularThen she must continueתֵּשֵׁ֖בH3427Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularinעַל־H5921Prepositionpurificationטָהֳרָֽה׃H2893Noun - feminine singularfrom her bleedingדְּמֵ֥יH1818Noun - masculine plural constructfor sixty-sixוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםH8346Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural. . .יוֹם֙H3117Noun - masculine singular. . .וְשֵׁ֣שֶׁתH8337Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular constructdaysיָמִ֔יםH3117Noun - masculine plural

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