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Purification after Childbirth

¹ The Lord spoke to Moses: ² “Tell the Israelites: When a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a male child,^(C1) she will be unclean seven days, as she is during the days of her menstrual impurity.^{(C2) 3} The flesh of his foreskin^(C1) must be circumcised^(C2) on the eighth day.^{(C3) 4} She will continue in purification^(C1) from her bleeding^(C2) for thirty-three days. She must not touch any holy thing or go into the sanctuary until completing her days of purification. ⁵ But if she gives birth to a female child, she will be unclean for two weeks as she is during her menstrual impurity. She will continue in purification from her bleeding for sixty-six days.

⁶ “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^(F1) offering. ⁷ 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. ⁸ But if she doesn’t have sufficient means^(F1)(C1) for a sheep, she may take two turtledoves or two young pigeons,^(C2) one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement on her behalf, and she will be clean.”