Leviticus 12 : 1 (NLV)
Then the Lord said to Moses,
Leviticus 12 : 2 (NLV)
"Say to the people of Israel, 'When a woman gives birth to a male child, she will be unclean for seven days as during her time each month.
Leviticus 12 : 3 (NLV)
On the eighth day the child is to go through the religious act of becoming a Jew.
Leviticus 12 : 4 (NLV)
The mother will be unclean for thirty-three days, until her blood stops flowing. She will not touch any holy thing or go into the holy place, until the days for making her clean are finished.
Leviticus 12 : 5 (NLV)
If she gives birth to a female child, she will be unclean for two weeks, as during the time she is unclean each month. She will be unclean for sixty-six days, until her blood stops flowing.
Leviticus 12 : 6 (NLV)
'When the days for making her clean are finished, for a son or for a daughter, she will bring her gifts to the religious leader at the door of the meeting tent. She will bring a one year old lamb for a burnt gift, and a young pigeon or a turtle-dove for a sin gift.
Leviticus 12 : 7 (NLV)
Then he will give it to the Lord and pay for her sins. She will be made clean from the flow of her blood. This is the Law for her who gives birth to a son or daughter.
Leviticus 12 : 8 (NLV)
But if she does not have enough money for a lamb, then she will take two turtle-doves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt gift and the other for a sin gift. The religious leader will pay for her sins and she will be clean.' ''
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