Leviticus 11:37 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Leviticus 11:39 And if any beast which is to you for food die, he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "part", "carcase", "fall", "upon", "sowing-seed", "sown", "shall", and "clean". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "part" and "carcase", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 36's "Nevertheless a spring or a well a..." into verse 38's "but if water have been put on...", so "part" 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 "part" and "carcase" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.