Leviticus 12:1

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Leviticus 12 is a short chapter on purification after childbirth. It sits among laws that distinguished the clean from the unclean, categories that concerned ritual readiness to approach the sanctuary rather than moral failure.

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Leviticus 12:6When 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.
Luke 2:22And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
Psalms 127:3Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then the LORD said to Moses,

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

King James Version (KJV)

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord said to Moses,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y HABLÓ Jehová á Moisés, diciendo:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El Señor le dijo a Moisés que le diera las siguientes instrucciones al pueblo de Israel:

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Leviticus 12:1

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