Keraia
Leviticus 12

Leviticus 12:2

Purification after Childbirth · Leviticus 12:1–8
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Translations

Modern
“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.
Traditional
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
Literal
“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘A woman, that conceives and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days. As in the days of the uncleanness of her menstruation, she shall be unclean.
Latin
Loquere filiis Israël, et dices ad eos: Mulier, si suscepto semine pepererit masculum, immunda erit septem diebus juxta dies separationis menstruæ.

Original

Hebrew
English
“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.

Notes

Leviticus 12:2

her menstruation: See Leviticus 15:19–24.

Leviticus 12:1–8

These verses explain the rules about childbirth. Any bodily discharge, including blood, was "abnormal" because it weakened the person and made them ceremonially unclean (see study notes on Leviticus 5:3; 11:1–15:33). These verses focus on the discharge that comes with childbirth, not childbirth itself (12:2, 5, 7). The uncleanness was not sinful unless they ignored it and it came into contact with something holy (see 5:2–3).

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Circumcision Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Law of Moses Leviticus, Book of Medicine and Medical Practice Worship

Topics

Defilement: Caused by Childbirth Defilement: Ceremonial Caused by Child Bearing Sanitation: Women in Childbirth Seven: Days: Defilements Lasted For