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

6When 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.

7And 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.

8But 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

Original words

When the daysיְמֵ֣יH3117Noun - masculine plural constructof her purificationטָהֳרָ֗הּH2893Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularare completeוּבִמְלֹ֣את׀H4390Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructwhether for a sonלְבֵן֮H1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularorא֣וֹH176Conjunctionfor a daughterלְבַת֒H1323Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularshe is to bringתָּבִ֞יאH935Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃H3548Article | Noun - masculine singularatאֶל־H413Prepositionthe entranceפֶּ֥תַחH6607Noun - masculine singular constructto the Tentאֹֽהֶל־H168Noun - masculine singularof Meetingמוֹעֵ֖דH4150Noun - masculine singulara year-oldבֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular construct. . .שְׁנָתוֹ֙H8141Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularlambכֶּ֤בֶשׂH3532Noun - masculine singularfor a burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֔הH5930Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularand a youngוּבֶן־H1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructpigeonיוֹנָ֥הH3123Noun - feminine singularorאוֹ־H176Conjunctiona turtledoveתֹ֖רH8449Noun - feminine singularfor a sin offeringלְחַטָּ֑אתH2403Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 7

Original words

And [the priest] will present themוְהִקְרִיב֞וֹH7126Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularbeforeלִפְנֵ֤יH6440Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructthe LORDיְהוָה֙H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularand make atonementוְכִפֶּ֣רH3722Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularfor herעָלֶ֔יהָH5921Preposition | third person feminine singularand she shall be ceremonially cleansedוְטָהֲרָ֖הH2891Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularfrom her flowמִמְּקֹ֣רH4726Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructof bloodדָּמֶ֑יהָH1818Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularThisזֹ֤אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularis the lawתּוֹרַת֙H8451Noun - feminine singular constructfor a woman giving birthהַיֹּלֶ֔דֶתH3205Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularwhether to a maleלַזָּכָ֖רH2145Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularorא֥וֹH176Conjunctionto a femaleלַנְּקֵבָֽה׃H5347Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 8

Original words

But ifוְאִם־H518Conjunctionshe cannotלֹ֨אH3808Adverb - Negative particleaffordתִמְצָ֣אH4672Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular. . .דֵּ֣יH1767Noun - masculine singular construct. . .יָדָהּ֮H3027Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singulara lambשֶׂה֒H7716Noun - masculine singularshe shall bringוְלָקְחָ֣הH3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singulartwoשְׁתֵּֽי־H8147Number - feminine dual constructturtledovesתֹרִ֗יםH8449Noun - feminine pluralorא֤וֹH176Conjunctiontwoשְׁנֵי֙H8147Number - masculine dual constructyoungבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural constructpigeonsיוֹנָ֔הH3123Noun - feminine singularoneאֶחָ֥דH259Number - masculine singularfor a burnt offeringלְעֹלָ֖הH5930Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularand the otherוְאֶחָ֣דH259Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singularfor a sin offeringלְחַטָּ֑אתH2403Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularThen the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןH3548Article | Noun - masculine singularwill make atonementוְכִפֶּ֥רH3722Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularfor herעָלֶ֛יהָH5921Preposition | third person feminine singularand she will be cleanוְטָהֵֽרָה׃פH2891Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular

BSB notes

  • Cited in Luke 2:24

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