Purification · Offering Every step opens the verse it rests on.
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BeginningAfter childbirth, observe the appointed period before bringing the purification offering.“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘If a woman conceives, and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of her… — Leviticus 12:1–4 · WEB
In the commentaryAfter Childbirth
Follow the appointed days
1 Son born
Complete the first periodThe mother is unclean for seven days. Circumcise the son on the eighth day, then complete thirty-three further days.“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘If a woman conceives, and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of her… — Leviticus 12:2–4 · WEB
In the commentaryAfter Childbirth
2 Daughter born
Complete the longer periodThe mother is unclean for fourteen days, then completes sixty-six further days of purification.But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her period; and she shall continue in the blood of purification sixty-six… — Leviticus 12:5 · WEB
In the commentaryAfter Childbirth
3 Bring the offering
Offer according to meansBring a year-old lamb and a pigeon or dove. If a lamb is beyond her means, bring two birds instead.“‘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… — Leviticus 12:6–8 · WEB
In the commentaryAfter Childbirth
The priest makes atonement; she is cleanIf she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons: the one for a burnt offering, and the other for a sin… — Leviticus 12:7–8 · WEB
In the commentaryAfter Childbirth
The order of these steps is adapted from the Torah flowcharts published by OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.