Leviticus 12- Purification after Childbirth

1 And the I AM spoke to Moses, saying,

2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, “If a woman has given birth to a son, she will be unclean for seven days, just like during her period.

3 When he is eight days old, he will be circumcised.

4 And she shall then be purified for thirty-three days. She can't touch anything holy, enter the sanctuary until the thirty-fourth day. 

5 But if she has a daughter, she will be unclean for two weeks, like when on her period. Then she will continue being purified for sixty-six days. 

Girls babies need more bonding time with mamma than boy babies, so this extended time of purification lets mamma focus on baby for longer.

6 When the days for her purifying are finished, whether for a son or a daughter, she will bring a lamb less than a year old for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, to the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation, to the priest,

7 Who will offer it before the I AM, and make an payment for her, and she will be clean after the flow of blood from childbirth. This is the Law for anyone who has given birth, whether a boy or girl. 

8 If she can't bring a lamb, then she will bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons; one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering, and the priest will make an atonement for her, and she will be clean.