Leviticus 12:1
The Purification of Women after Childbirth
121 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
Other Translations of Leviticus 12:1
New International Version
The Purification of Women after Childbirth
121 The Lord said to Moses,
English Standard Version
The Purification of Women after Childbirth
121 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
The Message
The Purification of Women after Childbirth
121 God spoke to Moses:
New King James Version
The Purification of Women after Childbirth
121 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
New Living Translation
The Purification of Women after Childbirth
121 The Lord said to Moses,
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 12:1
Chapter Contents
Ceremonial purification.
After the laws concerning clean and unclean food, come the laws concerning clean and unclean persons. Man imparts his depraved nature to his offspring, so that, excepting as the atonement of Christ and the sanctification of the Spirit prevent, the original blessing, "Increase and multiply," Genesis 1:28, is become to the fallen race a direful curse, and communicates sin and misery. Let those women who have received mercy from God in child-bearing, with all thankfulness own God's goodness to them; and this shall please the Lord better than sacrifices.