Passage
And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
Leviticus 11:1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
Leviticus 11:2 Say to the children of Israel: These are the animals which you are to eat of all the living things of the earth.
Leviticus 11:3 Whatsoever hath the hoof divided, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, you shall eat.
The verse centers on "lord", "spoke", "moses", "aaron", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "spoke", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The next verse adds "Say to the children of Israel These...", so "lord" and "spoke" should be read forward into that movement. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lord" and "spoke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.