Leviticus 11:28 (DBY)

Passage

And he that carrieth their carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even: they shall be unclean unto you.

Nearby Context

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.

Leviticus 11:27 And whatever goeth on its paws, among all manner of beasts that go upon all four, those are unclean unto you: whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:28 And he that carrieth their carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even: they shall be unclean unto you.

Leviticus 11:29 And these shall be unclean unto you among the crawling things which crawl on the earth: the mole, and the field-mouse, and the lizard, after its kind;

Leviticus 11:30 and the groaning lizard, and the great red lizard, and the climbing lizard, and the chomet, and the chameleon.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "carrieth", "carcase", "shall", "wash", "garments", "unclean", "until", and "even". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "carrieth" and "carcase", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "And whatever goeth on its paws among..." into verse 29's "And these shall be unclean unto you...", so "carrieth" and "carcase" 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 "carrieth" and "carcase" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.