Leviticus
Leviticus 12:5
5If, however, she gives birth to a daughter, the woman will be unclean for two weeks as she is during her menstruation. Then she must continue in purification from her bleeding for sixty-six days.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| however | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| she gives birth to | תֵלֵ֔ד | ṯê·lêḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| a daughter | נְקֵבָ֣ה | nə·qê·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5347 female |
| will be unclean | וְטָמְאָ֥ה | wə·ṭā·mə·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
| for two weeks | שְׁבֻעַ֖יִם | šə·ḇu·‘a·yim | Noun - md | H7620 period of seven |
| as she is during her menstruation | כְּנִדָּתָ֑הּ | kə·nid·dā·ṯāh | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H5079 impurity |
| Then she must continue | תֵּשֵׁ֖ב | tê·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| purification | טָהֳרָֽה׃ | ṭā·ho·rāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2893 purifying, cleansing |
| from her bleeding | דְּמֵ֥י | də·mê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1818 blood |
| for sixty-six | וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים | wə·šiš·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural | H8346 sixty |
| days | יָמִ֔ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.