Focused Passage

Leviticus 12:6-8

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

6 When the days of her purification are complete, whether for a son or for a daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering.

7 And the priest will present them before the LORD and make atonement for her; and she shall be ceremonially cleansed from her flow of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or to a female.

8 But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”

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Verse 6

Cross-references

Luke 2:24 Classic cross-references Luke 2:22 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:18 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 5:21 Classic cross-references John 1:29 Classic cross-references

Original words

When the days יְמֵ֣י H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct of her purification טָהֳרָ֗הּ H2893 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular are complete וּבִמְלֹ֣את׀ H4390 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct whether for a son לְבֵן֮ H1121 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular or א֣וֹ H176 Conjunction for a daughter לְבַת֒ H1323 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular she is to bring תָּבִ֞יא H935 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the priest הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular at אֶל־ H413 Preposition the entrance פֶּ֥תַח H6607 Noun - masculine singular construct to the Tent אֹֽהֶל־ H168 Noun - masculine singular of Meeting מוֹעֵ֖ד H4150 Noun - masculine singular a year-old בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . שְׁנָתוֹ֙ H8141 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular lamb כֶּ֤בֶשׂ H3532 Noun - masculine singular for a burnt offering לְעֹלָ֔ה H5930 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular and a young וּבֶן־ H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct pigeon יוֹנָ֥ה H3123 Noun - feminine singular or אוֹ־ H176 Conjunction a turtledove תֹ֖ר H8449 Noun - feminine singular for a sin offering לְחַטָּ֑את H2403 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 7

Original words

And [the priest] will present them וְהִקְרִיב֞וֹ H7126 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular before לִפְנֵ֤י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the LORD יְהוָה֙ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular and make atonement וְכִפֶּ֣ר H3722 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular for her עָלֶ֔יהָ H5921 Preposition | third person feminine singular and she shall be ceremonially cleansed וְטָהֲרָ֖ה H2891 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular from her flow מִמְּקֹ֣ר H4726 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct of blood דָּמֶ֑יהָ H1818 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular This זֹ֤את H2063 Pronoun - feminine singular is the law תּוֹרַת֙ H8451 Noun - feminine singular construct for a woman giving birth הַיֹּלֶ֔דֶת H3205 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular whether to a male לַזָּכָ֖ר H2145 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular or א֥וֹ H176 Conjunction to a female לַנְּקֵבָֽה׃ H5347 Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 8

Cross-references

Leviticus 5:7 Classic cross-references Leviticus 4:26 Classic cross-references Leviticus 1:14 Classic cross-references Leviticus 14:21 Classic cross-references Matthew 21:12 Classic cross-references

Original words

But if וְאִם־ H518 Conjunction she cannot לֹ֨א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle afford תִמְצָ֣א H4672 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular . . . דֵּ֣י H1767 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . יָדָהּ֮ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular a lamb שֶׂה֒ H7716 Noun - masculine singular she shall bring וְלָקְחָ֣ה H3947 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular two שְׁתֵּֽי־ H8147 Number - feminine dual construct turtledoves תֹרִ֗ים H8449 Noun - feminine plural or א֤וֹ H176 Conjunction two שְׁנֵי֙ H8147 Number - masculine dual construct young בְּנֵ֣י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct pigeons יוֹנָ֔ה H3123 Noun - feminine singular one אֶחָ֥ד H259 Number - masculine singular for a burnt offering לְעֹלָ֖ה H5930 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular and the other וְאֶחָ֣ד H259 Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular for a sin offering לְחַטָּ֑את H2403 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Then the priest הַכֹּהֵ֖ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular will make atonement וְכִפֶּ֥ר H3722 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular for her עָלֶ֛יהָ H5921 Preposition | third person feminine singular and she will be clean וְטָהֵֽרָה׃פ H2891 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular

BSB notes

Cited in Luke 2:24

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