24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, (A)“A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

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(A)‘When the days of her purification are fulfilled, whether for a son or a daughter, she shall bring to the priest a (B)lamb [a]of the first year as a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove as a (C)sin offering, to the door of the tabernacle of meeting. Then he shall offer it before the Lord, and make [b]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.

(D)‘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. (E)So the priest shall make atonement for her, and she will be [c]clean.’ ”

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 12:6 Lit. a son of his year
  2. Leviticus 12:7 Lit. covering
  3. Leviticus 12:8 pure

“Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a (A)woman has conceived, and borne a male child, then (B)she shall be [a]unclean seven days; (C)as in the days of her customary impurity she shall be unclean.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 12:2 impure

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, (A)that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become (B)rich.

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