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Leviticus 12:4

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.

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

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.

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.

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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.

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BSB
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.
KJV
And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
WEB
She shall continue in the blood of purification thirty-three days. She shall not touch any holy thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying are completed.
ASV
And she shall continue in the blood of [her] purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
DARBY
And she shall continue thirty-three days in the blood of her cleansing; no holy thing shall she touch, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her cleansing are fulfilled.
BLB
And thirty days and three days she shall continue in the blood of [her] purification. She shall not touch any holy thing, and she shall not come into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are fulfilled.
ÅB
Deretter skal hun holde seg inne i tre og tretti dager under sitt blods renselse; hun skal ikke røre ved noe hellig og ikke komme til helligdommen før hennes renselses-dager er til ende.
OTB
Hun skal deretter forbli i tilstanden av blodrenselse i trettitre dager. Hun skal ikke berøre noe hellig eller gå inn i helligdommen før dagene for hennes renselse er fullført.
B1930
Derefter skal hun holde sig inne i tre og tretti dager under sitt blods renselse; hun skal ikke røre ved noget hellig og ikke komme til helligdommen før hennes renselses-dager er til ende.

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Cross references

  • Haggai 2:13

    So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.

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  • Leviticus 15:25–28

    When a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation.

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  • Luke 2:22–23

    And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

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