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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.
	
	
	
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