Leviticus

Leviticus 12:2

²“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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Say	דַּבֵּ֞ר	dab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֤י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
A woman who	אִשָּׁה֙	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
becomes pregnant	תַזְרִ֔יעַ	ṯaz·rî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2232 sow, scatter seed
and gives birth to	וְיָלְדָ֖ה	wə·yā·lə·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
a son	זָכָ֑ר	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male
will be unclean	וְטָֽמְאָה֙	wə·ṭā·mə·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H2930 be or become unclean
for seven	שִׁבְעַ֣ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
days	יָמִ֔ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
as she is during the days	כִּימֵ֛י	kî·mê	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of her menstruation	נִדַּ֥ת	nid·daṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5079 impurity

Cross-references

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Luke 2:22 · Leviticus 15:19 · Leviticus 18:19 · Romans 5:12–19 · Job 25:4 · Job 15:14 · Job 14:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.