Leviticus 11:31 (GNV)

Passage

These shall be vncleane to you among all that creepe: whosoeuer doeth touch them when they be dead, shalbe vncleane vntil the euen.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:29 Also these shalbe vncleane to you amog the things that creepe and moue vpon the earth, the weasell, and the mouse, and the frog, after his kinde:

Leviticus 11:30 Also the rat, and the lizard, and the chameleon, and the stellio, and the molle.

Leviticus 11:31 These shall be vncleane to you among all that creepe: whosoeuer doeth touch them when they be dead, shalbe vncleane vntil the euen.

Leviticus 11:32 Also whatsoeuer any of the dead carkeises of them doth fall vpon, shalbe vncleane, whether it be vessel of wood, or rayment, or skinne, or sacke: whatsoeuer vessel it be that is occupied, it shalbe put in the water as vncleane vntil the euen, and so be purified.

Leviticus 11:33 But euery earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoeuer is within it shalbe vncleane, and ye shall breake it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "vncleane", "creepe", "whosoeuer", "doeth", "touch", "dead", and "shalbe". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "vncleane", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "Also the rat and the lizard and..." into verse 32's "Also whatsoeuer any of the dead carkeises...", so "shall" and "vncleane" 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 "shall" and "vncleane" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.