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14 On the eighth day he must bring either two doves or two pigeons to the front of my sacred tent and give them to a priest. 15 The priest will offer one of the birds as a sacrifice for sin and the other as a sacrifice to please me,[a] then I will consider the man completely clean.

16 Any man who has a flow of semen must take a bath, but he still remains unclean until evening.

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Footnotes

  1. 15.15 sacrifice to please me: See the note at 1.1-3.

14 On the eighth day he must take two doves or two young pigeons(A) and come before the Lord to the entrance to the tent of meeting and give them to the priest. 15 The priest is to sacrifice them, the one for a sin offering[a](B) and the other for a burnt offering.(C) In this way he will make atonement before the Lord for the man because of his discharge.(D)

16 “‘When a man has an emission of semen,(E) he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean till evening.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 15:15 Or purification offering; also in verse 30