Leviticus 11:8 (DBY)

Passage

Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch: they shall be unclean unto you.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:6 and the hare, for it cheweth the cud, but hath not cloven hoofs it shall be unclean unto you;

Leviticus 11:7 and the swine, for it hath cloven hoofs, and feet quite split open, but it cheweth not the cud it shall be unclean unto you.

Leviticus 11:8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch: they shall be unclean unto you.

Leviticus 11:9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatever hath fins and scales in waters, in seas and in rivers, these shall ye eat;

Leviticus 11:10 but all that have not fins and scales in seas and in rivers, of all that swarm in the waters, and of every living soul which is in the waters they shall be an abomination unto you.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "and the swine for it hath cloven..." into verse 9's "These shall ye eat of all that...", so "flesh" and "shall" 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 "flesh" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.