Leviticus 12
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דַּבֵּ֞רspeakאֶל־toבְּנֵ֤יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingאִשָּׁה֙a womanכִּ֣יthatתַזְרִ֔יעַshe will bear a childוְיָלְדָ֖הand she will bearזָכָ֑רa maleוְטָֽמְאָה֙and she will be uncleanשִׁבְעַ֣תsevenיָמִ֔יםdaysכִּימֵ֛יlike the days ofנִדַּ֥תmenstrous impurity ofדְּוֹתָ֖הּbeing unwell sheתִּטְמָֽא׃she will be unclean
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וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםand thirtyיוֹם֙daysוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתand threeיָמִ֔יםdaysתֵּשֵׁ֖בshe will remainבִּדְמֵ֣יin the bloods ofטָהֳרָ֑הpurificationבְּכָל־in anyקֹ֣דֶשׁholy thingלֹֽא־notתִגָּ֗עshe will touchוְאֶל־and intoהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙the sanctuaryלֹ֣אnotתָבֹ֔אshe will goעַד־untilמְלֹ֖אתare completedיְמֵ֥יthe days ofטָהֳרָֽהּ׃purification her
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וּבִמְלֹ֣את׀and when are completedיְמֵ֣יthe days ofטָהֳרָ֗הּpurification herלְבֵן֮for a sonא֣וֹorלְבַת֒for a daughterתָּבִ֞יאshe will bringכֶּ֤בֶשׂa male lambבֶּן־a son ofשְׁנָתוֹ֙year itsלְעֹלָ֔הto a burnt offeringוּבֶן־and a young one ofיוֹנָ֥הa doveאוֹ־orתֹ֖רa turtle-doveלְחַטָּ֑אתto a sin offeringאֶל־toפֶּ֥תַחthe entrance ofאֹֽהֶל־the tent ofמוֹעֵ֖דmeetingאֶל־toהַכֹּהֵֽן׃the priest
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וְהִקְרִיב֞וֹand he will present itלִפְנֵ֤יto beforeיְהוָה֙Yahwehוְכִפֶּ֣רand he will make atonementעָלֶ֔יהָon herוְטָהֲרָ֖הand she will be pureמִמְּקֹ֣רfrom the spring ofדָּמֶ֑יהָbloods herזֹ֤אתthisתּוֹרַת֙is the legal procedure ofהַיֹּלֶ֔דֶתthe woman who gives birthלַזָּכָ֖רfor the maleא֥וֹorלַנְּקֵבָֽה׃for the female
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וְאִם־and ifלֹ֨אnotתִמְצָ֣אit will findיָדָהּ֮hand herדֵּ֣יsufficiency ofשֶׂה֒a sheepוְלָקְחָ֣הand she will takeשְׁתֵּֽי־twoתֹרִ֗יםturtle-dovesא֤וֹorשְׁנֵי֙twoבְּנֵ֣יyoung ones ofיוֹנָ֔הa doveאֶחָ֥דoneלְעֹלָ֖הto a burnt offeringוְאֶחָ֣דand oneלְחַטָּ֑אתto a sin offeringוְכִפֶּ֥רand he will make atonementעָלֶ֛יהָon herהַכֹּהֵ֖ןthe priestוְטָהֵֽרָה׃ פand she will be pure
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