Leviticus 11:26 (DRB)

Passage

Every beast that hath a hoof, but divideth it not, nor cheweth the cud shall be unclean: and he that toucheth it, shall be defiled.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:24 And whosoever shall touch the carcasses of them, shall be defiled: and shall be unclean until the evening:

Leviticus 11:25 And if it be necessary that he carry any of these things when they are dead: he shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the sun set.

Leviticus 11:26 Every beast that hath a hoof, but divideth it not, nor cheweth the cud shall be unclean: and he that toucheth it, shall be defiled.

Leviticus 11:27 That which walketh upon hands of all animals which go on all four, shall be unclean: he that shall touch their carcasses shall be defiled until evening.

Leviticus 11:28 And he that shall carry such carcasses, shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until evening: because all these things are unclean to you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beast", "hath", "hoof", "divideth", "cheweth", "shall", "unclean", and "toucheth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beast" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And if it be necessary that he..." into verse 27's "That which walketh upon hands of all...", so "beast" and "hath" 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 "beast" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.