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Leviticus 12:4

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.

3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

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.

5 But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.

6 And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:

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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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  • Haggai 2:13

    Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.

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  • Leviticus 15:25–28

    And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean.

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  • Luke 2:22–23

    And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

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