Leviticus

Leviticus 12:7

⁷And the priest will present them before the LORD and make atonement for her; and she shall be ceremonially cleansed from her flow of blood. This is the law for a woman giving birth, whether to a male or to a female.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וְהִקְרִיב֞וֹ	wə·hiq·rî·ḇōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
before	לִפְנֵ֤י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and make atonement	וְכִפֶּ֣ר	wə·ḵip·per	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
for her	עָלֶ֔יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
and she shall be ceremonially cleansed	וְטָהֲרָ֖ה	wə·ṭā·hă·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H2891 be clean, pure
from her flow	מִמְּקֹ֣ר	mim·mə·qōr	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4726 spring, fountain
of blood	דָּמֶ֑יהָ	dā·me·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1818 blood
This	זֹ֤את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
is the law	תּוֹרַת֙	tō·w·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
for a woman giving birth	הַיֹּלֶ֔דֶת	hay·yō·le·ḏeṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
whether to a male	לַזָּכָ֖ר	laz·zā·ḵār	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male
or	א֥וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
to a female	לַנְּקֵבָֽה׃	lan·nə·qê·ḇāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5347 female

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.