Leviticus 12:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Bible Comments

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.

Ver. 2. If a woman have conceived seed.] Or yielded seed, as Genesis 1:11. Urgendum hoc adversus Anabaptistas; qui, ut suos de humanae Christi naturae origine errores stabiliant, faeminas semen habere praefracte negant. a Hebraeorum magistri, ex eodem loco, Gen 1:11-12 colligunt marem edi quoties mulier semen mittere prior coeperit; foeminam, ubi vir. b

Then she shall be unclean.] This signified that corruption of man's nature wherein he is conceived, Psa 51:5 being condemned as soon as conceived, Damnatus antequam natus, c and the remedy we have in Christ.

a Amama, Antibarbar, 575.

b Gatak. cont. Pfochen.

c Augustine.

Leviticus 12:2

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.