Leviticus 11:27 (ASV)

Passage

And whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all fours, they are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:25 And whosoever beareth [aught] of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:26 Every beast which parteth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, is unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

Leviticus 11:27 And whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all fours, they are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:28 And he that beareth the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.

Leviticus 11:29 And these are they which are unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the great lizard after its kind,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whatsoever", "goeth", "upon", "paws", "beasts", "fours", "unclean", and "whoso". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whatsoever" and "goeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Every beast which parteth the hoof and..." into verse 28's "And he that beareth the carcass of...", so "whatsoever" and "goeth" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "whatsoever" and "goeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.