1 The LORD said to Moses,
2 "Tell the Israelites: When a woman has conceived and gives birth to a boy, she shall be unclean for seven days, with the same uncleanness as at her menstrual period.
3 On the eighth day, the flesh of the boy's foreskin shall be circumcised,
4 and then she shall spend thirty-three days more in becoming purified of her blood; she shall not touch anything sacred nor enter the sanctuary till the days of her purification are fulfilled.
5 If she gives birth to a girl, for fourteen days she shall be as unclean as at her menstruation, after which she shall spend sixty-six days in becoming purified of her blood.
6 "When the days of her purification for a son or for a daughter are fulfilled, she shall bring to the priest at the entrance of the meeting tent a yearling lamb for a holocaust and a pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering.
7 The priest shall offer them up before the LORD to make atonement for her, and thus she will be clean again after her flow of blood. Such is the law for the woman who gives birth to a boy or a girl child.
8 If, however, she cannot afford a lamb, she may take two turtledoves or two pigeons, the one for a holocaust and the other for a sin offering. The priest shall make atonement for her, and thus she will again be clean."
Versículos relacionados com Leviticus, 11:
Leviticus 11 deals with food laws and distinction between animals considered pure and impure for consumption. The rules for food were important to ensure the holiness of the people of Israel and please God. Here are five verses related to these topics:
Deuteronomy 14:3-4: "Do not eat anything detestable. These are the animals you can eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat ..." This verse relates directly to Leviticus 11, as it also talks about food laws also and the distinction between pure and impure animals.
Matthew 15:11: "What contaminates man is not what enters the mouth, but what comes out of the mouth, that is what contaminates man." This verse is interesting because Jesus seems to be contradicting the dietary laws of Leviticus 11. He is emphasizing that holiness comes from the heart and not following external rules.
Acts 10:13-15: "Then a voice said to him, 'Get up, Peter, kill and eat!' 'Not at all, Lord! I have never eaten anything unclean or filthy,' said Peter. The voice spoke to him for the second time, 'Do not draw unclean to what God has purified.' This episode of Peter in Jope shows that the distinction between pure and impure animals is no longer necessary after the coming of Jesus.
Mark 7:19: "Why not enter your heart, but in your stomach, and are eliminated?" In saying this, Jesus was explaining that foods do not affect man's relationship with God. This suggests that the dietary laws of Leviticus 11 were more to maintain social order than to ensure holiness.
Colossians 2:16-17: "Therefore, may no one judge them for what you eat or drink, or with some religious festivity or the celebration of the new or Saturday days. These things are shadows of what would come; The reality, however, is found in Christ. " This verse suggests that holiness does not depend on following the dietary laws of Leviticus 11 or to observe religious festivities, but on having a personal relationship with Christ.
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