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Leviticus 12

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ The LORD spoke to Moses:

² “Tell the Israelites: When a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a male child, ⓐ she will be unclean seven days, as she is during the days of her menstrual impurity. ⓑ

³ The flesh of his foreskin ⓒ must be circumcised ⓓ on the eighth day. ⓔ

⁴ She will continue in purification ⓕ from her bleeding ⓖ for 33 days. She must not touch any holy thing or go into the sanctuary until completing her days of purification.

⁵ But if she gives birth to a female child, she will be unclean for two weeks as she is during her menstrual impurity. She will continue in purification from her bleeding for 66 days.

⁶ “When her days of purification are complete, whether for a son or daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin [1] offering.

⁷ He will present them before the LORD and make atonement on her behalf; she will be clean from her discharge of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or female.

⁸ But if she doesn’t have sufficient means [2] ⓗ for a sheep, she may take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, ⓘ one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin [3] offering. Then the priest will make atonement on her behalf, and she will be clean.”

#	HCSB
1	The LORD spoke to Moses:
2	“Tell the Israelites: When a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a male child, ⓐ she will be unclean seven days, as she is during the days of her menstrual impurity. ⓑ
3	The flesh of his foreskin ⓒ must be circumcised ⓓ on the eighth day. ⓔ
4	She will continue in purification ⓕ from her bleeding ⓖ for 33 days. She must not touch any holy thing or go into the sanctuary until completing her days of purification.
5	But if she gives birth to a female child, she will be unclean for two weeks as she is during her menstrual impurity. She will continue in purification from her bleeding for 66 days.
6	“When her days of purification are complete, whether for a son or daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old male lamb for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin [1] offering.
7	He will present them before the LORD and make atonement on her behalf; she will be clean from her discharge of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or female.
8	But if she doesn’t have sufficient means [2] ⓗ for a sheep, she may take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, ⓘ one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin [3] offering. Then the priest will make atonement on her behalf, and she will be clean.”

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^{Leviticus 12:6 [26]} Or purification offering; also in verse 8

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