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| For a brief summary of the offerings see Levitical offerings - summary | |
| 1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘If a woman conceives, and bears a male child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of her monthly period she shall be unclean. 3 In the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. 4 She shall continue in the blood of purification thirty-three days. She shall not touch any holy thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying are completed. 5 But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her period; and she shall continue in the blood of purification sixty-six days. | What differences are given between the birth of a male child and a female child? |
6 “ ‘When the days of her purification are completed for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring to the priest at the door of the Tent of Meeting, a year old lamb for a burnt offering*, and a young pigeon or a turtledove, for a sin offering**. 7 He shall offer it before the LORD, and make atonement for her; then she shall be cleansed from the fountain of her blood. “ ‘This is the law for her who bears, whether a male or a female * See More Information - The Burnt Offering ** See More Information - The Sin Offering | What offerings is the woman instructed to bring, and for what purpose? |
| 8 If she cannot afford a lamb, then she shall take two turtledoves or two young pigeons: the one for a burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering. The priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean.’ ” | What alternative is provided if she cannot afford the usual offering? |
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