Leviticus 12:4

“She shall remain thirty days and three days in the blood of purification; she shall not touch any holy thing and she shall not come into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are completed.”

Leviticus 12:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 12:4, word by word

She shall remainתֵּשֵׁבteshev

stay

To remain in a place.

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thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim

thirty

Thirty; also "thirtieth".

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daysיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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and threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתsheloshet

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

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in the bloodדְמֵיdeme

blood

The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.

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of purificationטָהֳרָהtahora

purification

Purification: the passage from unclean to clean, and the time it lasts.

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touchתִגָּעtiga

touch

To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.

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holy thingקֹדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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comeתָבֹאtavo

enter

To go into a place.

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the sanctuaryמִּקְדָּשׁmikdash

sanctuary

Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.

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are completedמְלֹאתmelot

be fulfilled

For a period to run out, or a word to come true.

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The context

3And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

4 · This verse (above)

5But if she gives birth to a female, she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her menstruation; and she shall remain sixty days and six days in the blood of purification.

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