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She must bring her offerings to the priest at the entrance of the Tabernacle. <a href="/esv/leviticus/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> “And when the days of her purifying are completed, whether for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting a lamb a year old for a burnt offering, and a pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering, <a href="/bsb/leviticus/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/12.htm">King James Bible</a> 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: <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/12.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘When the days of her purification are fulfilled, whether for a son or a daughter, she shall bring to the priest a lamb of the first year as a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove as a sin offering, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘When the days of her purification are completed, for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the doorway of the tent of meeting a one-year-old lamb as a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove as a sin offering. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216When the days of her purification are completed, for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the doorway of the tent of meeting a one year old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘And when the days of her purification are completed, for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the doorway of the tent of meeting, a one year old lamb for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> ‘When the days of her cleansing are fulfilled, for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the doorway of the tent of meeting a one year old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering. <a href="/amp/leviticus/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘When the days of her purification are completed, whether for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting a one year old lamb as a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove as a sin offering; <a href="/csb/leviticus/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “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 offering. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> 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 offering. <a href="/asv/leviticus/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb a year old for a burnt-offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtle-dove, for a sin-offering, unto the door of the tent of meeting, unto the priest: <a href="/cev/leviticus/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When the mother has completed her time of cleansing, she must come to the front of the sacred tent and bring to the priest a year-old lamb as a sacrifice to please me and a dove or a pigeon as a sacrifice for sin. <a href="/erv/leviticus/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 tent of meeting, unto the priest: <a href="/gwt/leviticus/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "When the days needed to make her clean are over, she must bring a one-year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a pigeon or a mourning dove as an offering for sin. She must bring them to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> When the time of her purification is completed, whether for a son or daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the entrance of the Tent of the LORD's presence a one-year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a pigeon or a dove for a sin offering. <a href="/isv/leviticus/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> When the days of her purification have been completed, whether for her son or daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a one year old lamb for a whole burnt offering or a young dove for a sin offering. <a href="/msb/leviticus/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/leviticus/12.htm">NET Bible</a> "'When the days of her purification are completed for a son or for a daughter, she must bring a one year old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or turtledove for a sin offering to the entrance of the Meeting Tent, to the priest. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "'When the days of her purification are completed, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the door of the Tent of Meeting, a year old lamb for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering: <a href="/wbt/leviticus/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 turtle-dove, for a sin-offering, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to the priest; <a href="/web/leviticus/12.htm">World English Bible</a> “‘When the days of her purification are completed for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the door of the Tent of Meeting, a year old lamb for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove, for a sin offering. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And in the fullness of the days of her cleansing for son or for daughter she brings in a lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering, and a young pigeon or a turtle-dove for a sin-offering, to the opening of the Tent of Meeting, to the priest; <a href="/ylt/leviticus/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And in the fulness of the days of her cleansing for son or for daughter she doth bring in a lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering, and a young pigeon or a turtle-dove for a sin-offering, unto the opening of the tent of meeting, unto the priest; <a href="/slt/leviticus/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And in completing the days of her purification, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb, the son of his year, for a burnt-offering, and the son of a dove, or a turtle-dove, for the sin, to the door of the tent of appointment, to the priest.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when the days of her purification are expired, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, a lamb of a year old for a holocaust, and a young pigeon or a turtle for sin, and shall deliver them to the priest: <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when the days of her purification have been completed, for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the door of the tabernacle of the testimony, a one-year-old lamb as a holocaust, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for sin, and she shall deliver them to the priest. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/12.htm">New American Bible</a> When the days of her purification for a son or for a daughter are fulfilled, she shall bring to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting a yearling lamb for a burnt offering and a pigeon or a turtledove for a purification offering. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When the days of her purification are completed, whether for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the entrance of the tent of meeting a lamb in its first year for a burnt offering, and a pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> 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 to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to the priest; <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when the days of her cleansing of a son or of a daughter are filled, she shall bring a year old lamb for a burnt peace offering and a pigeon or son of a dove for sin, at the door of the Time Tabernacle to the Priest:<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And when the days of her purification 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 turtle-dove, for a sin-offering, unto the door of the tent of meeting, unto the priest. <a href="/sep/leviticus/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And when the days of her purification shall have been fulfilled for a son or a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of a year old without blemish for a whole-burnt-offering, and a young pigeon or turtle-dove for a sin-offering to the door of the tabernacle of witness, to the priest. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/12-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=2816" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/12.htm">Purification after Childbirth</a> …5If, 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<a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">When the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/2893.htm" title="2893: ṭā·ho·rāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Purifying, cleansing. Feminine of tohar; ceremonial purification; moral purity.">of her purification</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: ū·ḇim·lōṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">are complete,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: lə·ḇên (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">whether for a son</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: lə·ḇaṯ (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">for a daughter,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: tā·ḇî (V-Hifil-Imperf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">she is to bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: hak·kō·hên (Art:: N-ms) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">at</a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: pe·ṯaḥ (N-msc) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">the entrance</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ō·hel- (N-ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">to the Tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘êḏ (N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">of Meeting</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">a year-old</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šə·nā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3532.htm" title="3532: ke·ḇeś (N-ms) -- A lamb. From an unused root meaning to dominate; a ram.">lamb</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: lə·‘ō·lāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">for a burnt offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ū·ḇen- (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and a young</a> <a href="/hebrew/3123.htm" title="3123: yō·w·nāh (N-fs) -- Dove. Probably from the same as yayin; a dove.">pigeon</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw- (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/8449.htm" title="8449: ṯōr (N-fs) -- Turtledove. Or tor; probably the same as towr; a ring-dove, often as a term of endearment.">a turtledove</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">for a sin offering.</a> 7And 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/luke/2-22.htm">Luke 2:22-24</a> 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 / (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”), / and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.” <a href="/exodus/13-2.htm">Exodus 13:2</a> “Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.” <a href="/numbers/6-10.htm">Numbers 6:10-12</a> On the eighth day he must bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / And the priest is to offer one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to make atonement for him, because he has sinned by being in the presence of the dead body. On that day he must consecrate his head again. / He must rededicate his time of separation to the LORD and bring a year-old male lamb as a guilt offering. But the preceding days shall not be counted, because his separation was defiled. <a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">Leviticus 5:7</a> If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. <a href="/leviticus/14-22.htm">Leviticus 14:22</a> and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. <a href="/leviticus/15-14.htm">Leviticus 15:14-15</a> On the eighth day he is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, come before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, and give them to the priest. / The priest is to sacrifice them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the man before the LORD because of his discharge. <a href="/leviticus/15-29.htm">Leviticus 15:29-30</a> On the eighth day she is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. / The priest is to sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her before the LORD for her unclean discharge. <a href="/numbers/8-8.htm">Numbers 8:8</a> Then have them take a young bull with its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering. <a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24-28</a> Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. / And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli. / “Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD. ... <a href="/exodus/29-38.htm">Exodus 29:38-41</a> This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old. / Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight. / With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine. ... <a href="/hebrews/10-1.htm">Hebrews 10:1-4</a> For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. / If it could, would not the offerings have ceased? For the worshipers would have been cleansed once for all, and would no longer have felt the guilt of their sins. / Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins, ... <a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Matthew 8:4</a> Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.” <a href="/mark/1-44.htm">Mark 1:44</a> “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” <a href="/luke/5-14.htm">Luke 5:14</a> “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” <a href="/luke/17-14.htm">Luke 17:14</a> When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to the priest:a lamb<a href="/leviticus/1-10.htm">Leviticus 1:10-13</a> And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish… <a href="/leviticus/5-6.htm">Leviticus 5:6-10</a> And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin… <a href="/leviticus/14-22.htm">Leviticus 14:22</a> And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/10-19.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-24.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-4.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-17.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-5.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-7.htm">Door</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-7.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-15.htm">First</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-4.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-9.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-19.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-14.htm">Pigeon</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-33.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-5.htm">Purification</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-5.htm">Purifying</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-19.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-9.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-9.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/genesis/15-9.htm">Turtledove</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-3.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-15.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-11.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-9.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-11.htm">Door</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-23.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-10.htm">First</a> <a href="/numbers/6-5.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Lamb</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-11.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/genesis/15-9.htm">Pigeon</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-7.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/numbers/8-7.htm">Purification</a> <a href="/numbers/8-7.htm">Purifying</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-7.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-11.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-8.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/psalms/74-19.htm">Turtledove</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-7.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 12</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/12-1.htm">The purification of a woman after childbirth</a> 6. <a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm">Her offerings for her purifying</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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According to Levitical law, this period lasted 40 days for a male child and 80 days for a female child. The purification process underscores the importance of ritual cleanliness in maintaining a relationship with God, reflecting the holiness required by the covenant community.whether for a son or for a daughter The distinction in the length of purification for a son versus a daughter highlights the cultural and religious practices of ancient Israel. The longer period for a daughter may reflect societal views on gender roles and the perceived need for greater purification. This distinction is unique to the Old Testament and is not carried into New Testament teachings.she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting The Tent of Meeting, also known as the Tabernacle, was the central place of worship and sacrifice for the Israelites during their wilderness journey. Bringing offerings to the priest at this location signifies the importance of approaching God through His appointed means and mediators, foreshadowing the role of Christ as the ultimate High Priest.a year-old lamb for a burnt offering The burnt offering was a voluntary act of worship, atonement, and commitment to God. The requirement of a year-old lamb, a symbol of innocence and purity, points to the future sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. This offering represents total surrender and devotion to God.and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering The sin offering was mandatory and served to atone for unintentional sins and cleanse from ceremonial uncleanness. The provision for a pigeon or turtledove, less costly than a lamb, demonstrates God's accommodation for the poor, ensuring that all could participate in the sacrificial system. This offering prefigures Christ's atonement, emphasizing His role in cleansing humanity from sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> - The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God on Mount Sinai. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a> - The individual responsible for offering sacrifices and performing rituals as outlined in the Levitical law. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_woman.htm">The Woman</a> - Refers to a mother who has given birth and is required to bring a sacrifice for purification. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a> - The sacred place where sacrifices and offerings were made, representing God's dwelling among His people. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_burnt_offering_and_sin_offering.htm">The Burnt Offering and Sin Offering</a> - Specific types of sacrifices required for purification and atonement.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_purification.htm">Understanding Purification</a> The requirement for a purification offering highlights the holiness of God and the need for cleansing from impurity. It reminds us of the importance of approaching God with reverence and purity. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a> The sacrifices symbolize atonement and reconciliation with God. They foreshadow the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who provides complete purification and atonement for sin. <a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_priest.htm">Role of the Priest</a> The priest acts as a mediator between God and the people, prefiguring Christ as our ultimate High Priest who intercedes on our behalf. <a href="/topical/c/continuity_of_god's_law.htm">Continuity of God's Law</a> The laws given in Leviticus are part of God's unchanging nature and His desire for His people to live in holiness. They point to the need for a Savior who fulfills the law. <a href="/topical/p/practical_holiness.htm">Practical Holiness</a> While the specific rituals are not required today, the principle of living a life set apart for God remains. We are called to live in a way that reflects God's holiness in our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 12</a> <a href="/q/why_is_leviticus_12_6-7_still_relevant.htm">Given that other Old Testament laws have been revised or replaced, why does Leviticus 12:6–7 still treat normal biological processes as sources of impurity? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_hyssop_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does hyssop symbolize in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_ceremonial,_moral,_and_judicial_laws_differ.htm">How do ceremonial, moral, and judicial laws differ?</a> <a href="/q/what_shaped_jesus'_early_life.htm">What events shaped Jesus' early life and upbringing?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) And when the days . . . --Having described in the previous verses the conditions of defilement arising from childbirth, the legislator now prescribes the offerings to be brought for the purification of the woman. The offerings were brought at the expiration of the fortieth day in the case of a boy, and at the end of the eightieth day in the case of a girl, that is, on the forty-first and on the eighty-first respectively.For a son, or for a daughter.--That is, with regard to a son or a daughter, to either of which she had given birth. The purification was for herself, and was owing to the defiling discharges connected with childbirth, and not for the child to which she gave birth, since the baby was not unclean.She shall bring a lamb of the first year.--Or, as the Margin has it, a son of his year, that is, a lamb which was within the year of its birth. This burnt offering was an expression of gratitude for the Divine mercy vouchsafed to her in the hours of sorrow and danger, or, as some ancients suggest, it was designed as a confession of impatient and reproachful thoughts harboured by the mother during her pregnancy and the time of parturition (comp. <a href="/genesis/25-22.htm" title="And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD.">Genesis 25:22</a>); whilst the sin offering was to atone for sinful and violent expressions which she may have heedlessly uttered in the hours of labour and agony. Though when the two sacrifices are mentioned together, the sin offering generally precedes the burnt offering (see <a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm" title="And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he has committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, to the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.">Leviticus 5:7</a>; <a href="/leviticus/14-31.htm" title="Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the LORD.">Leviticus 14:31</a>; <a href="/leviticus/15-15.htm" title="And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue.">Leviticus 15:15</a>; <a href="/leviticus/15-30.htm" title="And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness.">Leviticus 15:30</a>; <a href="/leviticus/16-3.htm" title="Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.">Leviticus 16:3</a>; <a href="/leviticus/16-5.htm" title="And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.">Leviticus 16:5</a>, &c.), here the burnt offering takes precedence, because it is the more costly of the two. Besides the mother after child-birth (<a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm" title="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, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to the priest:">Leviticus 12:6</a>; <a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm" title="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.">Leviticus 12:8</a>), there were three other unclean persons who had to bring a sin offering for their uncleanness: the leper (<a href="/leviticus/14-19.htm" title="And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering:">Leviticus 14:19</a>; <a href="/leviticus/14-31.htm" title="Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the LORD.">Leviticus 14:31</a>), the woman that had an issue (<a href="/leviticus/15-15.htm" title="And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue.">Leviticus 15:15</a>), and the man that had an issue (<a href="/leviticus/15-30.htm" title="And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness.">Leviticus 15:30</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 6, 7. - The previous verses having stated the conditions and the term of continuance of the uncleanness arising from childbirth, the three final verses describe the offerings to be made by the woman for her purification. She shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering. Two things are noticeable here: first, that the burnt offering, symbolizing self-devotion, is far more costly and important than the sin offering, which had not to be offered for any individual personal sin, but only for human sin, "which had been indirectly manifested in her bodily condition" (Keil); and secondly, that in this one case the sin offering appears to succeed the burnt offering instead of preceding it. No doubt the changed order is owing to the cause just mentioned; the idea of sin, though it may not be altogether put aside (<a href="/genesis/3-16.htm">Genesis 3:16</a>), is not to be prominent, as though it were peculiar to the special woman who was purified. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/12-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When the days יְמֵ֣י (yə·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of her purification טָהֳרָ֗הּ (ṭā·ho·rāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2893.htm">Strong's 2893: </a> Ceremonial purification, moral purity are complete, וּבִמְלֹ֣את ׀ (ū·ḇim·lōṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> To fill, be full of whether for a son לְבֵן֮ (lə·ḇên) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if daughter, לְבַת֒ (lə·ḇaṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter she is to bring תָּבִ֞יא (tā·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the priest הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest at אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the entrance פֶּ֥תַח (pe·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> An opening, door, entrance way to the Tent אֹֽהֶל־ (’ō·hel-) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> A tent of Meeting מוֹעֵ֖ד (mō·w·‘êḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> Appointed time, place, or meeting a year-old בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son lamb כֶּ֤בֶשׂ (ke·ḇeś) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3532.htm">Strong's 3532: </a> A lamb for a burnt offering לְעֹלָ֔ה (lə·‘ō·lāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> Whole burnt offering and a young וּבֶן־ (ū·ḇen-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son pigeon יוֹנָ֥ה (yō·w·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3123.htm">Strong's 3123: </a> A dove or אוֹ־ (’ōw-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if a turtledove תֹ֖ר (ṯōr) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8449.htm">Strong's 8449: </a> A ring-dove, a term of endearment for a sin offering. לְחַטָּ֑את (lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/12-6.htm">Leviticus 12:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/12-6.htm">Leviticus 12:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/12-6.htm">Leviticus 12:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/12-6.htm">Leviticus 12:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/12-6.htm">Leviticus 12:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/12-6.htm">Leviticus 12:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/12-6.htm">Leviticus 12:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/12-6.htm">Leviticus 12:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/12-6.htm">Leviticus 12:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/12-6.htm">Leviticus 12:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 12:6 When the days of her purification (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/12-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 12:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 12:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/12-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 12:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 12:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>