Leviticus 11:36 (ASV)

Passage

Nevertheless a fountain or a pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:34 All food [therein] which may be eaten, that on which water cometh, shall be unclean; and all drink that may be drunk in every [such] vessel shall be unclean.

Leviticus 11:35 And every thing whereupon [any part] of their carcass falleth shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces: they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.

Leviticus 11:36 Nevertheless a fountain or a pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.

Leviticus 11:37 And if [aught] of their carcass fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean.

Leviticus 11:38 But if water be put upon the seed, and [aught] of their carcass fall thereon, it is unclean unto you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nevertheless", "fountain", "wherein", "gathering", "water", "shall", "clean", and "toucheth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nevertheless" and "fountain", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "And every thing whereupon any part of..." into verse 37's "And if aught of their carcass fall...", so "nevertheless" and "fountain" 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 "nevertheless" and "fountain" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.