Leviticus 11:8 (ASV)

Passage

Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:6 And the hare, because she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, she is unclean unto you.

Leviticus 11:7 And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.

Leviticus 11:8 Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.

Leviticus 11:9 These may ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that may ye eat.

Leviticus 11:10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination unto you,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "flesh", "shall", "carcasses", "touch", and "unclean". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "flesh" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And the swine because he parteth the..." into verse 9's "These may ye eat of all that...", so "flesh" and "shall" 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 "flesh" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.