And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
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Gill's Exposition
Who shall offer it before the Lord,.... Upon the altar of burnt offering:
and make an atonement for her; for whatsoever sin in connection with or that attended childbearing; as typical of the…
The sacrificial act expressed an acknowledgment of sin and a dedication of herself to Yahweh. See Lev 8:14. Lev 12:6 Of the first year - literally, as in the margin, “a son of his year.” This…
Adam Clarke
When the days of her purifying - It is not easy to account for the difference in the times of purification, after the birth of a male and female child. After the birth of a boy the mother was…
A woman that had lain in, when the time set for her return to the sanctuary had come, was not to attend there empty, but must bring her offerings, Lev 12:6. 1. A burnt-offering; a lamb if she was…
Cambridge Bible
At the end of her purification she was to bring an offering. The alternative of a pigeon for the lamb of the Burnt-Offering is allowed in Lev 1:14 and also in the Sin-Offering (Lev 5:7-10), but the…
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