Leviticus 12 · Verse 6

Leviticus 12:6

And 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:
Leviticus 12:6, King James Version

Leviticus 12:6 in other translations

BSBWhen 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.
WEB“‘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.
ASVAnd when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb a year old for a burnt-offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtle-dove, for a sin-offering, unto the door of the tent of meeting, unto the priest:
YLT‘And in the fulness of the days of her cleansing for son or for daughter she doth bring in a lamb, a son of a year, for a burnt-offering, and a young pigeon or a turtle-dove for a sin-offering, unto the opening of the tent of meeting, unto the priest;
DARBYAnd when the days of her cleansing are fulfilled, for a son or for a daughter, she shall bring a yearling lamb for a burnt-offering, and a young pigeon or a turtle-dove for a sin-offering, to the entrance of the tent of meeting, unto the priest.
BBEAnd when the days are ended for making her clean for a son or a daughter, let her take to the priest at the door of the Tent of meeting, a lamb of the first year for a burned offering and a young pigeon or a dove for a sin-offering:
WebsterAnd 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 turtle-dove, for a sin-offering, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to the priest;

What does Leviticus 12:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 12:6-8
6-8. the days of her purifying--Though the occasion was of a festive character, yet the sacrifices appointed were not a peace offering, but a burnt offering and sin offering, in order to impress the mind of the parent with recollections of the origin of sin, and that the child inherited a fallen and sinful nature. The offerings were to be presented the day after the period of her separation had ended--that is, forty-first for a boy, eighty-first for a girl.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 When the days of her purifying - It is not easy to account for the difference in the times of purification, after the birth of a male and female child. After the birth of a boy the mother was considered unclean for forty days; after the birth of a girl, four-score days. There is probably no physical reason for this difference, and it is difficult to assign a political one. Some of the ancient physicians assert that a woman is in the order of nature much longer in completely recovering after the birth of a female than after the birth of a male child. This assertion is not justified either by observation or matter of fact. Others think that the difference in the time of purification after the birth of a male and female is intended to mark the inferiority of the female sex. This is a miserable reason, and pitifully supported. She shall bring - a burnt-offering, and - a sin-offering - It is likely that all these ordinances were intended to show man's natural impurity and original defilement by sin, and the necessity of an atonement to cleanse the soul from unrighteousness.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Leviticus 12:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּבִמְלֹ֣את\׀u.vim.Lotand when are completedH4390
יְמֵ֣יye.Mei[the] days ofH3117
טָהֳרָ֗הּto.ho.Rahpurification herH2892
לְבֵן֮le.Venfor a sonH1121
א֣וֹ'oorH176
לְבַת֒le.Vatfor a daughterH1323
תָּבִ֞יאta.Vi'she will bringH935
כֶּ֤בֶשׂKe.vesa male lambH3532
בֶּן\־ben-a son ofH1121
שְׁנָתוֹ֙she.na.Toyear itsH8141
לְעֹלָ֔הle.'o.Lahto a burnt offeringH5930
וּבֶן\־u.ven-and a young one ofH1121
יוֹנָ֥הyo.Naha doveH3123
אוֹ\־'ov-orH176
תֹ֖רtora turtle-doveH8449
לְחַטָּ֑אתle.cha.Tatto a sin offeringH2403
אֶל\־'el-toH413
פֶּ֥תַחPe.tach[the] entrance ofH6607
אֹֽהֶל\־'o.hel-[the] tent ofH168
מוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdmeetingH4150
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַכֹּהֵֽן\׃ha.ko.Henthe priestH3548

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Cross references for Leviticus 12:6

  • Luke 2:22

    And 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 15:29

    And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:21

    For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

  • 1 Peter 1:18-19

    Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

  • John 1:29

    The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

  • Leviticus 1:10-13

    And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish. And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar. And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord.

  • Hebrews 7:26

    For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

  • Leviticus 14:22

    And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.

  • Numbers 6:10

    And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

  • 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.

  • Leviticus 15:14

    And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the Lord unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest:

  • Leviticus 5:6-10

    And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the Lord for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin. And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder: And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a lamb.
1:10-13; 5:6-10; 14:22; 15:14,29; Nu 6:10; Lu 2:22; Joh 1:29
2Co 5:21; Heb 7:26; 1Pe 1:18,19
of the first year. Heb. a son of his year.

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Context

  • Leviticus 12:5

    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.

  • Leviticus 12:6

    And 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:

  • Leviticus 12:7

    Who 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.

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Leviticus 12:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y cuando los días de su purgación fueren cumplidos, por hijo ó por hija, traerá un cordero de un año para holocausto, y un palomino ó una tórtola para expiación, á la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio, al sacerdote:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et quand les jours de sa purification seront accomplis, pour un fils ou pour une fille, elle amènera au sacrificateur, à l’entrée de la tente d’assignation, un agneau âgé d’un an pour holocauste, et un jeune pigeon ou une tourterelle pour sacrifice pour le péché;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und wenn die Tage ihrer Reinigung erfüllt sind für einen Sohn oder für eine Tochter, so soll sie ein einjähriges Lamm bringen zum Brandopfer, und eine junge Taube oder eine Turteltaube zum Sündopfer an den Eingang des Zeltes der Zusammenkunft zu dem Priester.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque expleti fuerint dies purificationis suæ, pro filio sive pro filia, deferet agnum anniculum in holocaustum, et pullum columbæ sive turturem pro peccato, ad ostium tabernaculi testimonii, et tradet sacerdoti,