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Leviticus 12
International Children’s Bible
Leviticus 12
International Children’s Bible
Rules for New Mothers
12 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Tell the people of Israel this: ‘If a woman gives birth to a son, she will become unclean for 7 days. This will be like her being unclean during her monthly period. 3 On the eighth day the boy must be circumcised. 4 Then it will be 33 days before she becomes clean from her loss of blood. She must not touch anything that is holy. She must not enter the holy place until her time of cleansing is finished. 5 But a woman may give birth to a daughter. Then the mother will be unclean for 2 weeks. This is like her being unclean during her monthly period. It will be 66 days before she becomes clean from her loss of blood.
6 “‘After she has a son or daughter, she must have a time of cleansing. When it is over, the new mother must bring certain sacrifices to the Meeting Tent. She must give the priest at the entrance a year-old lamb for a burnt offering. And she must bring a dove or young pigeon for a sin offering. 7 He will offer them before the Lord to make her clean so she will belong to the Lord again. Then she will be clean from her loss of blood. These are the teachings for a woman who gives birth to a boy or girl.
8 “‘If she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons. One bird will be for a burnt offering and one for a sin offering. In this way the priest will make her clean so she will belong to the Lord again. And she will be clean.’”
Levítico 12
La Biblia de las Américas
Levítico 12
La Biblia de las Américas
Purificación de la mujer después del parto
12 Y el Señor habló a Moisés, diciendo: 2 Habla a los hijos de Israel y diles[a]: «Cuando una mujer dé a luz[b] y tenga varón, quedará impura por siete días; como en los días de su menstruación[c](A), será impura. 3 Al octavo día la carne del[d] prepucio del niño será circuncidada(B). 4 Y ella permanecerá en la sangre de su purificación por treinta y tres días; no tocará ninguna cosa consagrada ni entrará al santuario hasta que los días de su purificación sean cumplidos. 5 Pero si da a luz una niña, quedará impura por dos semanas, como en los días de su menstruación[e]; y permanecerá en la sangre de su purificación por sesenta y seis días.
6 »Cuando se cumplan los días de su purificación(C) por un hijo o por una hija, traerá al sacerdote, a la entrada de la tienda de reunión, un cordero de un año como holocausto, y un pichón o una tórtola como ofrenda por el pecado(D). 7 Entonces él los ofrecerá delante del Señor y hará expiación por ella, y quedará limpia del flujo[f] de su sangre. Esta es la ley para la que da a luz, sea hijo o hija. 8 Pero si no le alcanzan los recursos para ofrecer un cordero[g], entonces tomará dos tórtolas o dos pichones(E), uno para el holocausto y el otro para la ofrenda por el pecado(F); y el sacerdote hará expiación por ella, y quedará limpia(G)».
Footnotes
- Levítico 12:2 Lit., diciendo
- Levítico 12:2 Lit., produzca simiente
- Levítico 12:2 Lit., impureza de su enfermedad
- Levítico 12:3 Lit., de su
- Levítico 12:5 Lit., impureza
- Levítico 12:7 Lit., de la fuente
- Levítico 12:8 Lit., su mano no encuentra suficiencia de un cordero
Leviticus 12
New King James Version
Leviticus 12
New King James Version
The Ritual After Childbirth(A)
12 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a (B)woman has conceived, and borne a male child, then (C)she shall be [a]unclean seven days; (D)as in the days of her customary impurity she shall be unclean. 3 And on the (E)eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. 4 She shall then continue in the blood of her purification thirty-three days. She shall not touch any [b]hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are fulfilled.
5 ‘But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her customary impurity, and she shall continue in the blood of her purification sixty-six days.
6 (F)‘When the days of her purification are fulfilled, whether for a son or a daughter, she shall bring to the priest a (G)lamb [c]of the first year as a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove as a (H)sin offering, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 7 Then he shall offer it before the Lord, and make [d]atonement for her. And she shall be clean from the flow of her blood. This is the law for her who has borne a male or a female.
8 (I)‘And if she is not able to bring a lamb, then she may bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a burnt offering and the other as a sin offering. (J)So the priest shall make atonement for her, and she will be [e]clean.’ ”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 12:2 impure
- Leviticus 12:4 consecrated
- Leviticus 12:6 Lit. a son of his year
- Leviticus 12:7 Lit. covering
- Leviticus 12:8 pure
Leviticus 12
New International Version
Leviticus 12
New International Version
Purification After Childbirth
12 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Say to the Israelites: ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her monthly period.(A) 3 On the eighth day(B) the boy is to be circumcised.(C) 4 Then the woman must wait thirty-three days to be purified from her bleeding. She must not touch anything sacred or go to the sanctuary until the days of her purification are over. 5 If she gives birth to a daughter, for two weeks the woman will be unclean, as during her period. Then she must wait sixty-six days to be purified from her bleeding.
6 “‘When the days of her purification for a son or daughter are over,(D) she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old lamb(E) for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a dove for a sin offering.[a](F) 7 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. 8 But if she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons,(G) one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering.(H) In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.(I)’”
Footnotes
- Leviticus 12:6 Or purification offering; also in verse 8
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