Speak to the Israelite people thus: When a woman at childbirth at childbirth Heb. tazria‘, lit. “brings forth seed.” bears a male, she shall be impure seven days; she shall be impure as at the time of her condition of menstrual separation.—
Word-by-Word Analysis
דבר
206
אלבני
93
ישראל
541
לאמר
271
אשה
306
כי
30
תזריע
687
וילדה
55
זכר
227
וטמאה
61
שבעת
772
ימים
100
כימי
80
נדת
454
דותה
415
תטמא
450
Leviticus 12:3
Gematria: 1773
וביוםהשמיניימולבשרערלתו
On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.—
She shall remain in a state of blood purification state of blood purification Meaning of Heb. deme tohorah uncertain. for thirty-three days: she shall not touch any consecrated thing, nor enter the sanctuary until her period of purification is completed.
If she bears a female, she shall be impure two weeks as during her menstruation, and she shall remain in a state of blood purification state of blood purification See note at v. 4. for sixty-six days.
On the completion of her period of purification, for either son or daughter, she shall bring to the priest, at the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, a lamb in its first year for a burnt offering, and a pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering. sin offering See note at 4.3.
He shall offer it before יהוה and make expiation on her behalf; she shall then be pure from her flow of blood. Such are the rituals concerning her who bears a child, male or female.
If, however, her means do not suffice for a sheep, she shall take two turtledoves or two pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. The priest shall make expiation on her behalf, and she shall be pure.