Lev 12:2 | MHM | STEP | v. 2, 5 : After giving birth, a woman was ceremonially unclean for seven days if she had a son and fourteen days if she had a daughter. During this time, she was separated from her husband and others, and anyone who attended her was also considered unclean. This separation was one reason why male babies were not circumcised until the eighth day, as they shared in their mother’s ceremonial uncleanness (Leviticus 12:2,5 ).

‏ Leviticus 12:2

v. 2, 5: After giving birth, a woman was ceremonially unclean for seven days if she had a son and fourteen days if she had a daughter. During this time, she was separated from her husband and others, and anyone who attended her was also considered unclean. This separation was one reason why male babies were not circumcised until the eighth day, as they shared in their mother’s ceremonial uncleanness (Leviticus 12:2,5 ^a).