Leviticus 11:24 (DBY)

Passage

And by these ye shall make yourselves unclean; whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:22 These shall ye eat of them: the arbeh after its kind, and the solam after its kind, and the hargol after its kind, and the hargab after its kind.

Leviticus 11:23 But every winged crawling thing that hath four feet shall be an abomination unto you.

Leviticus 11:24 And by these ye shall make yourselves unclean; whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:25 And whoever carrieth [ought] of their carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:26 Every beast that hath cloven hoofs, but not feet quite split open, nor cheweth the cud, shall be unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "make", "yourselves", "unclean", "whoever", "toucheth", and "carcase". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "make", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "But every winged crawling thing that hath..." into verse 25's "And whoever carrieth ought of their carcase...", so "shall" and "make" 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 "shall" and "make" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.