the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Leviticus 12
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,(a) she will be unclean seven days, as she is during the days of her menstrual impurity.(b) 3 The flesh of his foreskin(c) must be circumcised(d) on the eighth day.(e) 4 She will continue in purification(f) from her bleeding(g) for 33 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 66 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[a] 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[b](h) for a sheep, she may take two turtledoves or two young pigeons,(i) one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin[c] offering. Then the priest will make atonement on her behalf, and she will be clean."
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