² “Tell the ·people [^Lsons; children] of Israel this: ‘If a woman [^Lconceives; becomes pregnant and] gives birth to a son, she will become unclean [^Cin a ritual sense] for seven days, as she is unclean during her ·monthly period [menstruation; 15:19].

⁵ But if she gives birth to a daughter, the mother will be unclean for two weeks, as she is unclean during her ·monthly period [menstruation]. It will be sixty-six days before she becomes clean from her loss of blood.