Purification after Childbirth

12 The Lord spoke to Moses: 2 “Tell the Israelites: When a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a male child, w she will be * unclean seven days, as she is during the days of her menstrual impurity. x 3 The flesh of his foreskin y must be circumcised z on the eighth day. a 4 She will continue in purification b from her bleeding c for 33 days. She must not touch any holy thing or go into the sanctuary until completing her days of purification. 5 But if she gives birth to a female child, she will be unclean for two weeks as she is during her menstrual impurity. She will continue in purification from her bleeding for 66 days.

6 “When her days of purification are complete, whether for a son or daughter, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old male lamb for a * burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a * sin d offering. 7 He will present them before the Lord and make * atonement on her behalf; she will be * clean from her discharge of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or female. 8 But if she doesn’t have sufficient means e f for a sheep, she may take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, g one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin h offering. Then the priest will make atonement on her behalf, and she will be clean.”