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Isn't it that Jwhtykdtd is ambiguous and can also refer to "her" purification? "Their purification" makes no sense of the Mosaic Law where the woman - not the man - had to be purified. There is a Greek varaint here too, so this may well be an important split word.
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No, the "Jwh" ending is 3rd-person plural.
"Their purification" refers to both the baby and the mother. The baby was considered unclean for a period after birth.
"Their purification" makes perfect sense.
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No, the "Jwh" ending is 3rd-person plural.
"Their purification" refers to both the baby and the mother. The baby was considered unclean for a period after birth.
"Their purification" makes perfect sense.
+Shamasha Paul bar-Shimun de'Beth-Younan