Leviticus 11:36 (DBY)

Passage

Nevertheless, a spring or a well, a quantity of water, shall be clean. But he that toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.

Nearby Context

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.

Leviticus 11:36 Nevertheless, a spring or a well, a quantity of water, shall be clean. But he that toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.

Leviticus 11:37 And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing-seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean;

Leviticus 11:38 but if water have been put on the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nevertheless", "spring", "well", "quantity", "water", "shall", "clean", and "toucheth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nevertheless" and "spring", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "And everything where upon any part of..." into verse 37's "And if any part of their carcase...", so "nevertheless" and "spring" 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 "nevertheless" and "spring" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.