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Leviticus 12

1BSBThen the Lord said to Moses,

KJVAnd the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2BSB“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.

KJVSpeak 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.

6 cross-references
  • Luke 2:22

    22And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

    Open Luke 2:22
  • Leviticus 15:19

    19When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.

    Open Leviticus 15:19
  • Job 25:4

    4How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

    Open Job 25:4
  • Job 14:4

    4Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!

    Open Job 14:4
  • Leviticus 18:19

    19You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual period.

    Open Leviticus 18:19
  • Romans 5:12–19

    12Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.

    13For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law.

    Open Romans 5:12–19

3BSBAnd on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.

KJVAnd in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

6 cross-references
  • Luke 2:21

    21When the eight days before His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He was conceived.

    Open Luke 2:21
  • Luke 1:59

    59On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.

    Open Luke 1:59
  • John 7:22–23

    22But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)

    23If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?

    Open John 7:22–23
  • Genesis 17:11–12

    11You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.

    12Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.

    Open Genesis 17:11–12
  • Philippians 3:5

    5circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;

    Open Philippians 3:5
  • Colossians 2:11

    11In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.

    Open Colossians 2:11

4BSBThe woman shall continue in purification from her bleeding for thirty-three days. She must not touch anything sacred or go into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are complete.

KJVAnd she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.

3 cross-references
  • Haggai 2:13

    13So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.

    Open Haggai 2:13
  • Leviticus 15:25–28

    25When a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation.

    26Any bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean, like her bed during her menstrual period.

    Open Leviticus 15:25–28
  • Luke 2:22–23

    22And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

    23(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),

    Open Luke 2:22–23

5BSBIf, however, she gives birth to a daughter, the woman will be unclean for two weeks as she is during her menstruation. Then she must continue in purification from her bleeding for sixty-six days.

KJVBut if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.

4 cross-references
  • 1 Timothy 2:14–15

    14And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.

    15Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.

    Open 1 Timothy 2:14–15
  • Leviticus 12:4

    4The woman shall continue in purification from her bleeding for thirty-three days. She must not touch anything sacred or go into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are complete.

    Open Leviticus 12:4
  • Leviticus 12:2

    2“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.

    Open Leviticus 12:2
  • Genesis 3:13

    13Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”

    Open Genesis 3:13

6BSBWhen the days of her purification are complete, whether for a son or for a daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering.

KJVAnd when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:

6 cross-references
  • Luke 2:22

    22And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

    Open Luke 2:22
  • Leviticus 15:29

    29On the eighth day she is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

    Open Leviticus 15:29
  • 2 Corinthians 5:21

    21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

    Open 2 Corinthians 5:21
  • 1 Peter 1:18–19

    18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,

    19but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

    Open 1 Peter 1:18–19
  • John 1:29

    29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

    Open John 1:29
  • Leviticus 1:10–13

    10If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.

    11He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the Lord, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to splatter its blood against the altar on all sides.

    Open Leviticus 1:10–13

7BSBAnd the priest will present them before the Lord and make atonement for her; and she shall be ceremonially cleansed from her flow of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or to a female.

KJVWho shall offer it before the Lord , and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.

6 cross-references
  • Job 14:4

    4Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!

    Open Job 14:4
  • Romans 3:26

    26He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.

    Open Romans 3:26
  • 1 Corinthians 7:14

    14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

    Open 1 Corinthians 7:14
  • Leviticus 1:4

    4He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.

    Open Leviticus 1:4
  • Leviticus 4:20

    20He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.

    Open Leviticus 4:20
  • Leviticus 4:35

    35And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the food offerings to the Lord. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.

    Open Leviticus 4:35

8BSBBut if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”

KJVAnd if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.

6 cross-references
  • Leviticus 5:7

    7If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the Lord as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.

    Open Leviticus 5:7
  • Leviticus 4:26

    26He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.

    Open Leviticus 4:26
  • Leviticus 1:14

    14If, instead, one’s offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, he is to present a turtledove or a young pigeon.

    Open Leviticus 1:14
  • Luke 2:22–24

    22And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

    23(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),

    Open Luke 2:22–24
  • Leviticus 14:22

    22and two turtledoves or two young pigeons, whichever he can afford, one to be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering.

    Open Leviticus 14:22
  • Leviticus 15:29

    29On the eighth day she is to take two turtledoves or two young pigeons and bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

    Open Leviticus 15:29