12:1
The Purification of Childbirth
And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 spake unto Mushah, saying,
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Wayiqra 12
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"Speak unto the children of Yashar'al, 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."
12:3
The Seal of the Eighth Day
"And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised."
12:4
"And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no qodesh (set-apart) thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled."
12:5
The Law for a Female Child
"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."
12:6
The Offerings of Cleansing
"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:"
12:7
"Who shall offer it before 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, 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."
12:8
The Provision for the Poor
"And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean."