Leviticus 11:33 (DBY)

Passage

And every earthen vessel into which [any] of them falleth whatever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:31 These shall be unclean unto you among all that crawl: whoever toucheth them when they are dead, shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:32 And on whatever any of them when they are dead doth fall, it shall be unclean; all vessels of wood, or garment, or skin, or sack, every vessel wherewith work is done it shall be put into water, and be unclean until the even; then shall it be clean.

Leviticus 11:33 And every earthen vessel into which [any] of them falleth whatever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.

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

Leviticus 11:35 And everything where upon [any part] of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; oven and hearth shall be broken down: they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "earthen", "vessel", "falleth", "whatever", "shall", "unclean", and "break". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "earthen" and "vessel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "And on whatever any of them when..." into verse 34's "All food that is eaten on which...", so "earthen" and "vessel" 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 "earthen" and "vessel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.