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. And if she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take (A)two turtledoves or two pigeons,[a] (B)one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. (C)And the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 12:8 Septuagint two young pigeons

He shall offer them before the Lord to make atonement for her, and then she will be ceremonially clean from her flow of blood.

“‘These are the regulations for the woman who gives birth to a boy or a girl. But if she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons,(A) one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering.(B) In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.(C)’”

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