Leviticus 11:35 (DRB)

Passage

And upon whatsoever thing any of these dead beasts shall fall, it shall be unclean. Whether it be oven, or pots with feet, they shall be destroyed, and shall be unclean.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:33 But an earthen vessel, into which any of these shall fall, shall be defiled: and therefore is to be broken.

Leviticus 11:34 Any meat which you eat, if water from such a vessel be poured upon it, shall be unclean; and every liquor that is drunk out of any such vessel, shall be unclean.

Leviticus 11:35 And upon whatsoever thing any of these dead beasts shall fall, it shall be unclean. Whether it be oven, or pots with feet, they shall be destroyed, and shall be unclean.

Leviticus 11:36 But fountains and cisterns, and all gatherings together of waters shall be clean. He that toucheth their carcasses shall be defiled.

Leviticus 11:37 If it fall upon seed corn, it shall not defile it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "upon", "whatsoever", "dead", "beasts", "shall", "fall", and "unclean". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "upon" and "whatsoever", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "Any meat which you eat if water..." into verse 36's "But fountains and cisterns and all gatherings...", so "upon" and "whatsoever" 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 "upon" and "whatsoever" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.