KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Leviticus 12:2
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“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.
WEB World English Bible
“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.
ASV American Standard Version
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman conceive seed, and bear a man-child, then she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of the impurity of her sickness shall she be unclean.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, A woman when she giveth seed, and hath born a male, then she hath been unclean seven days, according to the days of separation for her sickness she is unclean;
Surrounding context — Leviticus 12
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2 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.
3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
4 And 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.
5 But 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
דַּבֵּ֞רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)בְּנֵ֤יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelלֵאמֹ֔רH559 · a.marto sayאִשָּׁה֙H802 · ish.shahwomanכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforתַזְרִ֔יעַH2232 · za.rato sowוְיָלְדָ֖הH3205 · ya.ladto begetזָכָ֑רH2145 · za.kharmaleוְטָֽמְאָה֙H2930 · ta.meto defileשִׁבְעַ֣תH7651 · she.vasevenיָמִ֔יםH3117 · yomdayכִּימֵ֛יH3117 · yomdayנִדַּ֥תH5079 · nid.dahimpurityדְּוֹתָ֖הּH1738 · da.vahbe sickתִּטְמָֽא׃H2930 · ta.meto defile
Cross-references
Luke 2:22And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present [him] to the Lord;Leviticus 15:19And if a woman have an issue, [and] her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.Job 15:14What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which is] born of a woman, that he should be righteous?Job 14:4Who can bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not one.Romans 5:12-19Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:Leviticus 18:19Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.Job 25:4How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean [that is] born of a woman?Genesis 1:28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.Genesis 3:16Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.Psalm 51:5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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