Leviticus 11:2 (DBY)

Passage

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the animals which ye shall eat of all the beasts which are on the earth.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,

Leviticus 11:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the animals which ye shall eat of all the beasts which are on the earth.

Leviticus 11:3 Whatever hath cloven hoofs, and feet quite split open, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts that shall ye eat.

Leviticus 11:4 Only these shall ye not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those with cloven hoofs: the camel, for it cheweth the cud, but hath not cloven hoofs it shall be unclean unto you;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "speak", "children", "israel", "saying", "animals", "shall", "beasts", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "speak" and "children", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to..." into verse 3's "Whatever hath cloven hoofs and feet quite...", so "speak" and "children" 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 "speak" and "children" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.