Leviticus 11:2 (GNV)

Passage

Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say, These are the beastes which yee shall eate, among all the beasts that are on the earth.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:1 After, the Lord spake vnto Moses and to Aaron, saying vnto them,

Leviticus 11:2 Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say, These are the beastes which yee shall eate, among all the beasts that are on the earth.

Leviticus 11:3 Whatsoeuer parteth the hoofe, and is clouen footed, and cheweth the cudde, among the beastes, that shall ye eate.

Leviticus 11:4 But of them that chewe the cud, or deuide the hoofe onely, of them yee shall not eate: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, and deuideth not ye hoofe, he shall be vncleane vnto you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "speake", "vnto", "children", "israel", "beastes", "shall", "eate", and "beasts". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "speake" and "vnto", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "After the Lord spake vnto Moses and..." into verse 3's "Whatsoeuer parteth the hoofe and is clouen...", so "speake" and "vnto" 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 "speake" and "vnto" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.