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Then she will be ceremonially clean again after her bleeding at childbirth. These are the instructions for a woman after the birth of a son or a daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and he shall offer it before the LORD and make atonement for her. Then she shall be clean from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who bears a child, either male or female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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 <i>is</i> the law for her that hath born a male or a female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he shall offer it before the LORD, and make atonement for her. And she shall be clean from the flow of her blood. This <i>is</i> the law for her who has borne a male or a female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he shall offer it before the LORD and make atonement for her, and she shall be cleansed from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who gives birth to <i>a child, whether</i> a male or a female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he shall offer it before the LORD and make atonement for her, and she shall be cleansed from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who bears a child, whether a male or a female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Then he shall offer it before the LORD and make atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who bears <i>a child, whether</i> a male or a female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he shall bring it near before Yahweh and make atonement for her, and she shall be cleansed from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who bears <i>a child</i>, whether a male or a female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and he shall offer it before the LORD and make atonement for her, and she shall be cleansed from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who gives birth to a child, whether a male or a female child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After the priest offers the sacrifices to me, the mother will become completely clean from her loss of blood, whether her child is a boy or a girl. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and he shall offer it before the LORD, 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The priest will offer them in the LORD's presence to make peace with the LORD for her. Then she will be clean from her flow of blood. "These are the instructions for the woman who gives birth to a boy or a girl.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The priest shall present her offering to the LORD and perform the ritual to take away her impurity, and she will be ritually clean. This, then, is what a woman must do after giving birth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He is to offer it in the LORD's presence and make atonement for her so that she becomes clean from her blood loss. This is the law concerning the bearing of a male or female child. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The priest is to present it before the LORD and make atonement on her behalf, and she will be clean from her flow of blood. This is the law of the one who bears a child, for the male or the female child.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and he shall offer it before the LORD, and make atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the fountain of her blood. "'This is the law for her who bears, whether a male or a female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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 borne a male or a female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He shall offer it before Yahweh, 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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he has brought it near before YHWH, and has made atonement for her, and she has been cleansed from the fountain of her blood; this [is] the law of her who is bearing, in regard to a male or to a female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he hath brought it near before Jehovah, and hath made atonement for her, and she hath been cleansed from the fountain of her blood; this is the law of her who is bearing, in regard to a male or to a female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he offered it before Jehovah, and expiated for her, and cleansed her from the flowing of her blood. This the law of the bringing forth for a male, or for a female.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who shall offer them before the Lord, and shall pray for her, and so she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that beareth a man child or a maid child. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He shall offer them in the sight of the Lord, and he shall pray for her. And so she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for one who bears a male or a female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The priest shall offer them before the LORD to make atonement for her, and thus she will be clean again after her flow of blood. Such is the ritual for the woman who gives birth to a child, male or female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall offer it before the LORD, and make atonement on her behalf; then she shall be clean from her flow of blood. This is the law for her who bears a child, male or female.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he 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 who has borne a male child or a female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/12.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he shall offer it before LORD JEHOVAH and he shall atone for her and she shall be cleansed from the fountain of blood; this is the Written Law of her who gives birth to a male or a female.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he shall offer it before the LORD, 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he shall present it before the Lord, and the priest shall make atonement for her, and shall purge her from the fountain of her blood; this is the law of her who bears a male or a female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/12-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=2832" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/12.htm">Purification after Childbirth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>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. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: wə·hiq·rî·ḇōw (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">And the priest will present them</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/3722.htm" title="3722: wə·ḵip·per (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to expiate or condone, to placate or cancel.">and make atonement</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for her;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2891.htm" title="2891: wə·ṭā·hă·rāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To be clean or pure. A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. to be pure.">and she shall be ceremonially cleansed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4726.htm" title="4726: mim·mə·qōr (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A spring, fountain. ">from her flow</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: dā·me·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">of blood.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: tō·w·raṯ (N-fsc) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">is the law</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: hay·yō·le·ḏeṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">for a woman giving birth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2145.htm" title="2145: laz·zā·ḵār (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Male. From zakar; properly, remembered, i.e. A male.">whether to a male</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/5347.htm" title="5347: lan·nə·qê·ḇāh (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- A female. From naqab; female.">to a female.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>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.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-22.htm">Luke 2:22-24</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-28.htm">Leviticus 15:28-30</a></span><br />When a woman is cleansed of her discharge, she must count off seven days, and after that she will be ceremonially clean. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/6-10.htm">Numbers 6:10-12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/29-36.htm">Exodus 29:36</a></span><br />Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a></span><br />For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/4-20.htm">Leviticus 4:20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/5-6.htm">Leviticus 5:6</a></span><br />and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/14-19.htm">Leviticus 14:19-20</a></span><br />Then the priest is to sacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness. After that, the priest shall slaughter the burnt offering / and offer it on the altar, with the grain offering, to make atonement for him, and he will be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-30.htm">Leviticus 16:30</a></span><br />because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/5-10.htm">Leviticus 5:10</a></span><br />And the priest must prepare the second bird as a burnt offering according to the ordinance. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/9-7.htm">Leviticus 9:7</a></span><br />Then Moses said to Aaron, “Approach the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering to make atonement for yourself and for the people. And sacrifice the people’s offering to make atonement for them, as the LORD has commanded.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/14-31.htm">Leviticus 14:31</a></span><br />one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, together with the grain offering. In this way the priest will make atonement before the LORD for the one to be cleansed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-15.htm">Leviticus 15:15</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/17-11.htm">Leviticus 17:11</a></span><br />For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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 has born a male or a female.</p><p class="hdg">make</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/1-4.htm">Leviticus 1:4</a></b></br> And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/4-20.htm">Leviticus 4:20,26,31,35</a></b></br> And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/1-5.htm">Job 1:5</a></b></br> And it was so, when the days of <i>their</i> feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings <i>according</i> to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.</p><p class="hdg">be cleansed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/15-28.htm">Leviticus 15:28-30</a></b></br> But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean… </p><p class="hdg">a male</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a></b></br> There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/10-17.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-5.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-5.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-2.htm">Born</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-2.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-2.htm">Ceremonially</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-5.htm">Child</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-4.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-1.htm">Either</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-5.htm">Female</a> <a href="/exodus/14-27.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-36.htm">Fountain</a> <a href="/exodus/11-5.htm">Girl</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-5.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/exodus/22-11.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-46.htm">Law</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-2.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-18.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-46.htm">Regulations</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Atonement</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-10.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-31.htm">Bears</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-6.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-9.htm">Born</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-22.htm">Borne</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-8.htm">Ceremonially</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-11.htm">Child</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-48.htm">Either</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-33.htm">Female</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-2.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-18.htm">Fountain</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Girl</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-2.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-2.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-57.htm">Law</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-10.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-19.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-59.htm">Regulations</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-47.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/12-1.htm">The purification of a woman after childbirth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm">Her offerings for her purifying</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And the priest will present them before the LORD</b><br>In the ancient Israelite context, the role of the priest was crucial in mediating between the people and God. The priest presenting the offerings signifies the act of bringing the woman’s sacrifice into the presence of God, symbolizing her desire for purification and restoration. This act underscores the importance of the priesthood in maintaining the covenant relationship between God and His people, as seen in <a href="/exodus/28.htm">Exodus 28:1</a>, where Aaron and his sons are set apart for this sacred duty.<p><b>and make atonement for her;</b><br>Atonement in the Old Testament involves a ritualistic process to cleanse and reconcile the individual with God. The Hebrew word for atonement, "kaphar," implies covering or purging sin. This reflects the broader biblical theme of sin's separation from God and the need for reconciliation, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/16-30.htm">Leviticus 16:30</a>, where atonement is made for the people to cleanse them from all their sins. This foreshadows the ultimate atonement through Jesus Christ, who provides a once-for-all sacrifice for sin (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>).<p><b>and she shall be ceremonially cleansed from her flow of blood.</b><br>The ceremonial cleansing from the flow of blood highlights the cultural and religious significance of purity in ancient Israel. Blood, while a symbol of life, also rendered a person ritually unclean, as outlined in <a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">Leviticus 15:19-30</a>. This cleansing process allowed the woman to re-enter the community and participate in religious life, emphasizing the importance of purity laws in maintaining communal and spiritual order.<p><b>This is the law for a woman giving birth,</b><br>The law for a woman giving birth is part of the broader Levitical code, which provided guidelines for maintaining holiness and purity among the Israelites. These laws reflect the covenantal relationship between God and His people, where obedience to His commands was a sign of faithfulness. The specific regulations for childbirth underscore the sanctity of life and the need for ritual purity, as seen in the broader context of <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11-15</a>.<p><b>whether to a male or to a female.</b><br>The inclusion of both male and female offspring in the law indicates the equal importance of all life in the eyes of God. While the purification period differed for male and female children (<a href="/leviticus/12-2.htm">Leviticus 12:2-5</a>), the requirement for atonement and cleansing was the same, highlighting the universal need for purification and the inclusive nature of God's covenant. This equality before God is echoed in <a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a>, where Paul states that in Christ, there is neither male nor female, emphasizing the spiritual equality of all believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who provides laws and instructions for His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a></b><br>The mediator who performs the ritual offerings and makes atonement on behalf of the woman.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_woman.htm">The Woman</a></b><br>A mother who has given birth and is undergoing the purification process as prescribed by the law.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_offering.htm">The Offering</a></b><br>A sacrifice made to the LORD, which includes a burnt offering and a sin offering, symbolizing atonement and purification.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The place where the offerings are made, representing God's dwelling among His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_atonement.htm">Understanding Atonement</a></b><br>The concept of atonement in <a href="/leviticus/12-7.htm">Leviticus 12:7</a> underscores the need for reconciliation with God. It points to the seriousness of sin and impurity and the necessity of a mediator, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_priest.htm">The Role of the Priest</a></b><br>The priest's role in making atonement highlights the importance of mediation in the Old Testament, which foreshadows Christ as our ultimate High Priest who intercedes for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/purification_and_holiness.htm">Purification and Holiness</a></b><br>The purification process signifies the call to holiness and the separation from impurity. It reminds believers of the need for spiritual cleansing and living a life set apart for God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_obedience.htm">The Value of Obedience</a></b><br>The adherence to God's laws, as seen in the purification rites, reflects the importance of obedience to God's commands. It encourages believers to live in accordance with God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a></b><br>The offerings symbolize the cost of sin and the need for a substitute. This points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus, who paid the price for our sins once and for all.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_jesus_deceive_his_brothers.htm">How do Jesus' teachings relate to the 613 commandments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_blood_of_christ_mean.htm">What is the meaning of the Blood of Christ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_'lamb_of_god'_fit_ot_laws.htm">How does calling Jesus 'the Lamb of God' who removes sin (John 1:29) fit with conflicting Old Testament sacrificial laws?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_severe_punishment_for_unclean_priests.htm">In Leviticus 22:3, why would a loving God issue such a severe punishment for priests who approach holy things while unclean?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">Who shall offer it.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and he shall offer it, </span>that is, the priest shall offer the sin offering. Though two sacrifices were brought--a burnt offering and a sin offering--yet stress is laid on the sin offering, for on it depended the purification and atonement of the mother. Even if the mother gave birth to twins, the administrators of the law during the second Temple decided that the one sin offering here prescribed sufficed.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/12-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And [the priest] will present them</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִקְרִיב֞וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiq·rî·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and make atonement</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִפֶּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵip·per)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3722.htm">Strong's 3722: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for her;</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֶ֔יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and she shall be cleansed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטָהֲרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭā·hă·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2891.htm">Strong's 2891: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be clean or pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from her flow</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמְּקֹ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mə·qōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4726.htm">Strong's 4726: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something dug, a, source, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of blood.</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּמֶ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(dā·me·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">This</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֤את</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the law</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹרַת֙</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a woman giving birth,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיֹּלֶ֔דֶת</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·le·ḏeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whether to a male</span><br /><span class="heb">לַזָּכָ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(laz·zā·ḵār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2145.htm">Strong's 2145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remembered, a male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">א֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">female.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַנְּקֵבָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lan·nə·qê·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5347.htm">Strong's 5347: </a> </span><span class="str2">A female</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/12-7.htm">Leviticus 12:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/12-7.htm">Leviticus 12:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/12-7.htm">Leviticus 12:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/12-7.htm">Leviticus 12:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/12-7.htm">Leviticus 12:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/12-7.htm">Leviticus 12:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/12-7.htm">Leviticus 12:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/12-7.htm">Leviticus 12:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/12-7.htm">Leviticus 12:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/12-7.htm">Leviticus 12:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/12-7.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 12:7 And he shall offer it before Yahweh (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/12-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 12:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 12:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/12-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 12:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 12:8" /></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>