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On the eighth day, the flesh of the baby’s foreskin is to be circumcised. For 33 days after this, she is to remain in purification due to her blood loss.[a] She is not to touch any sacred thing or enter the sanctuary until the days of her purification have been completed.

“If she gives birth to a female, then she is to remain unclean for two weeks, just like her menstruation. She is to remain in purification for 66 days due to her blood loss.[b]

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  1. Leviticus 12:4 The Heb. lacks loss
  2. Leviticus 12:5 The Heb. lacks loss