# the mother's purification from her bleeding will continue for thirty-three days This means that the mother will remain impure for thirty-three days. # thirty-three days "33 days" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]]) # the sanctuary This is a metonym for the area around the tabernacle. The reader should understand that this is different from the Holy Place, the first chamber in the tabernacle. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])