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Leviticus 12:7

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.

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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BSB
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.
KJV
Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
WEB
He shall offer it before the LORD, and make atonement for her; then she shall be cleansed from the fountain of her blood. “‘This is the law for her who bears, whether a male or a female.
ASV
and he shall offer it before Jehovah, and make atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the fountain of her blood. This is the law for her that beareth, whether a male or a female.
DARBY
And he shall present it before Jehovah, and make atonement for her; and she shall be clean from the flux of her blood. This is the law for her that hath borne a male or a female.
BLB
And he shall bring it near before the face of YHWH, and he shall make atonement upon her, and she shall be clean from the flow of her blood. This [is] the law of the one giving birth, for the male or for the female.
ÅB
Og han skal ofre det for Herrens åsyn og gjøre soning for henne; da blir hun ren etter sin blodflod. Dette er loven for den kvinne som har født, enten barnet er en gutt eller en pike.
OTB
Presten skal ofre dem for Herren for å gjøre soning for henne, og hun skal bli renset fra strømmen av sitt blod. Dette er forskriftene for kvinnen som føder et guttebarn eller pikebarn.
B1930
Og han skal ofre det for Herrens åsyn og gjøre soning for henne; da blir hun ren efter sin blodflod. Dette er loven for den kvinne som har født, enten barnet er en gutt eller en pike.

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Cross references

  • Job 14:4

    Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!

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  • Romans 3:26

    He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.

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  • 1 Corinthians 7:14

    For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

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  • Leviticus 1:4

    He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

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  • Leviticus 4:20

    He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.

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  • Leviticus 4:35

    And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the offerings made by fire to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.

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  • Romans 3:23

    for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

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  • Leviticus 15:28–30

    When a woman is cleansed of her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean.

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