Leviticus 12:3
1 Then 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.
And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
4 The 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.
5 If, 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.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
- KJV
- And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
- WEB
- In the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
- ASV
- And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
- DARBY
- And on the eighth day shall the flesh of his foreskin be circumcised.
- BLB
- And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
- ÅB
- Den åttende dag skal hans forhuds kjøtt omskjæres.
- OTB
- På den åttende dagen skal guttebarnets forhud omskjæres.
- B1930
- Den åttende dag skal hans forhuds kjøtt omskjæres.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 2:21
When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.
Read in contextLuke 1:59
On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
Read in contextJohn 7:22–23
But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)
Read in contextGenesis 17:11–12
You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:5
circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
Read in contextColossians 2:11
In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.
Read in contextGalatians 3:17
What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.
Read in contextRomans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
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